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Music Education at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. In 2021, 15 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse Music Education Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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 Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
Most Popular Music Education Schools 44
57
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 66
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 320

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Syracuse. This makes it the #41 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Music Education Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went 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 Syracuse since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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

Syracuse Music Education Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Syracuse, 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 Syracuse University with a master'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 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Syracuse 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 Syracuse University.

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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