Music Education at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 7 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.

RIC Music Education Degrees Available

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

RIC Music Education Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at RIC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular Music Education Schools	154
Most Focused Music Education Schools	192
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	334
Best Music Education Schools	366

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from RIC. This makes it the #92 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from RIC. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at RIC 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 Rhode Island College 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIC Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Music Education from RIC in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from RIC, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

RIC 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

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Science Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Biology Education

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Middle School Teachers	1,660	$72,180
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	710	$83,080
Education Professors	150	$79,080

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.