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Music Education at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 3,084. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from SUNY Potsdam.

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.

SUNY Potsdam Music Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Potsdam Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at SUNY Potsdam 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 SUNY Potsdam 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 Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Music Education Schools 2
Most Focused Music Education Schools 3
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 13
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 22
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 96
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 104
Best Value Music Education Schools 140
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187
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 249
Best Music Education Schools 281

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from SUNY Potsdam. This makes it the #22 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Music Education Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The music teacher education program at SUNY Potsdam awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Potsdam since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at SUNY Potsdam 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 SUNY Potsdam with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 59
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

SUNY Potsdam Music Education Master’s Program

50% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in music teacher education from SUNY Potsdam 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. SUNY Potsdam does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from SUNY Potsdam, 79% 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 SUNY Potsdam with a master's in music teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Potsdam 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Potsdam.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Middle School Teachers 39,950 $83,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Education Professors 5,590 $88,580

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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