Music Education at Texas State University

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if Texas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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.

Texas State Music Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Texas State Music Education Rankings

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.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 7 music teacher education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Texas State, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Mathematics Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Education Professors	4,620	$65,520

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.