Music Education at Shenandoah University

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

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,174. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from Shenandoah.

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.

Shenandoah Music Education Degrees Available

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

Shenandoah Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Focused Music Education Schools	41
Most Popular Music Education Schools	44
	64
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
	254
	261

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Shenandoah. This makes it the #72 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Shenandoah. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% 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 Shenandoah since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Shenandoah are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Shenandoah Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in music teacher education from Shenandoah in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Shenandoah does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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

Shenandoah 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

• Reading Teacher 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 VA, the home state for Shenandoah University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870

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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.