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Music Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and approximately 4,898 students attend the school each year. Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2021, 9 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.

SWOSU Music Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

SWOSU Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at SWOSU 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 SWOSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Best Value Music Education Schools 56
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 111
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112
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 123
Most Focused Music Education Schools 136
Most Popular Music Education Schools 154
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 222
Best Music Education Schools 234

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from SWOSU in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at SWOSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State 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 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SWOSU 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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers 11,400 $42,540
Middle School Teachers 7,560 $41,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 810 $54,850
Education Professors 540 $53,270

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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