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Music Education at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year. Of the 147 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2021, 4 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.

NKU Music Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

NKU Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at NKU 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 NKU 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
Best Value Music Education Schools 196
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 234
Most Popular Music Education Schools 267
287
303
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 308
Best Music Education Schools 332
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 384
Most Focused Music Education Schools 424

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from NKU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at NKU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Northern Kentucky 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 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NKU 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Middle School Teachers 8,180 $54,620
Education Professors 850 $64,210
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750

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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