Music Education at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UCO.

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.

UCO Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

UCO Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at UCO 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 UCO 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
Best Value Music Education Schools	44
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Music Education Schools	109

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UCO. About 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UCO are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor'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

UCO 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
• Mathematics Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Middle School Teachers	7,560	$41,660
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	810	$54,850
Education Professors	540	$53,270

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.