Music Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UMN Twin Cities.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

UMN Twin Cities Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities 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 Focused Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
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	95
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	128
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused Music Education Schools	445

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in music teacher education from UMN Twin Cities. This is the #129 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 45% were men and 55% 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 UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMN Twin Cities 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

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$78,950
Education Professors	1,120	$74,010

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.