Music Education at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder Music Education Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder 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 Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Music Education Schools	41
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	77
	95
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	108
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Best Music Education Schools	266
	305
Most Focused Music Education Schools	322
	329
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342
Best Value Music Education Schools	344

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #41 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from CU - Boulder in 2021, 56% were men and 44% 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 CU - Boulder since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at CU - Boulder are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in music teacher education from CU - Boulder in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from CU - Boulder, 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 22% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder 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

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Education Professors	1,240	$65,180

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.