Music Education at Holy Names 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 Holy Names University stacks up to those at other schools.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014.

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.

HNU Music Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

HNU Music Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at HNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Holy Names University.

HNU Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 music teacher education majors earned their master's degree from HNU. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. HNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from HNU, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160

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
• Image Credit: By HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.