Music Education at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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.

University at Buffalo Music Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at University at Buffalo

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University at Buffalo offers distance education options for music teacher education at the following degree levels:

University at Buffalo 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.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from University at Buffalo. This makes it the #28 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 music teacher education majors earned their master's degree from University at Buffalo. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from University at Buffalo, 85% 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 University at Buffalo 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University at Buffalo also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Latin Teacher Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Modern Language Education
• Spanish 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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.