Music Education at Illinois State University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying music education, you may want to check out the program at Illinois State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

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.

Illinois State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Illinois State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Illinois State does offer online education options in music teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Illinois State Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Illinois State 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.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Music Education Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Illinois State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Illinois State Music Education Master’s Program

43% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Illinois State, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360

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
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