Music Education at University of Connecticut

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 Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. Of the 144 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 13 of them were music education majors.

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.

UCONN Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

UCONN Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at UCONN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCONN 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 Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	360
Best Music Education Schools	393
	397

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Music Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UCONN. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UCONN are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN 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
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Chemistry 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Education Professors	660	$84,030

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.