Music Education at Georgia College & State University

Every music education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music teacher education program at Georgia College & State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,873. In 2021, 9 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Education section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia College Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Georgia College Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia College performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at Georgia College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Music Education Schools	29
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Music Education Schools	50
	51
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Georgia College. This makes it the #12 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Georgia College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Georgia College & State University.

Georgia College Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from Georgia College in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Georgia College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College Music Education Master’s Program

The music teacher education program at Georgia College awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Georgia College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Georgia College, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia College & State University with a master's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia College & State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.