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Music Education at Illinois Wesleyan University

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Music Education at Illinois Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if Illinois Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and approximately 1,636 students attend the school each year. Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2021, 6 of them were music education majors.

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 Wesleyan Music Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Illinois Wesleyan Music Education Rankings

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

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 Illinois Wesleyan 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 Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Best Music Education Schools 47
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 47
Most Focused Music Education Schools 53
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Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Music Education Schools 217
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 287
Best Value Music Education Schools 321

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan Music Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from Illinois Wesleyan in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Illinois Wesleyan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Wesleyan 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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