Music Education at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from Temple.

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.

Temple Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Temple does offer online courses in music teacher education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Temple Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Temple performed in these rankings.

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 Temple 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
	4
Best Value Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Music Education Schools	24
	30
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	79
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 music teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Temple are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Temple Music Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in music teacher education from Temple. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Temple, 78% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Modern Language Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Art 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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.