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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In 2021, 38 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

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.

Towson Music Education Degrees Available

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

Towson Music Education Rankings

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

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 Towson 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 16
17
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 19
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 21
22
Best Music Education Schools 24
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 24
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59
Best Value Music Education Schools 68
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 104
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 127
Most Focused Music Education Schools 138

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from Towson. This makes it the #81 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Music Education Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from Towson. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Towson Music Education Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in music teacher education from Towson. About 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Towson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 58% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Towson, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Towson 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Middle School Teachers 12,450 $69,710
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,850 $74,160
Education Professors 940 $75,470

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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