Music Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you are interested in studying music education, you may want to check out the program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from U-M.

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.

U-M Music Education Degrees Available

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

U-M Music Education Rankings

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

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 U-M 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
	14
Best Value Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Music Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Music Education Schools	50
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	80
	105
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	113
Best Music Education Schools	119
	140
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
	296
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
Best Value Music Education Schools	355
Most Focused Music Education Schools	388
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	418

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from U-M. This makes it the #22 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from U-M. About 88% were men and 13% 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 U-M since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M Music Education Master’s Program

The music teacher education program at U-M awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from U-M, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

U-M also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 1 students 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.