Music Education at Idaho State University

If you plan to study music education, take a look at what Idaho State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from ISU.

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.

ISU Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

ISU Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at ISU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at ISU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Popular Music Education Schools	187
	227
	233
Best Value Music Education Schools	257
Best Music Education Schools	319
Most Focused Music Education Schools	329

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from ISU. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at ISU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at ISU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ISU 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

• Art Education
• History Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• 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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Middle School Teachers	2,530	$53,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	310	$64,450
Education Professors	160	$72,420

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.