Music Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every music education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music teacher education program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UAF.

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.

UAF Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

UAF Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at UAF 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 UAF 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
	19
	20
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Music Education Schools	164
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	234
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 music teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAF, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UAF 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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

UAF 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

• Science 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
High School Teachers	2,380	$77,920
Middle School Teachers	1,370	$75,770
Education Professors	110	$73,570

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.