Music Education at University of Georgia

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 Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UGA.

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.

UGA Music Education Degrees Available

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

UGA Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UGA performed in these rankings.

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 UGA 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
	48
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Music Education Schools	126

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from UGA. This makes it the #30 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 music teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UGA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in music teacher education from UGA in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from UGA, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Technical 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.