Music Education at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108. Of the 293 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2021, 22 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.

UNL Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

UNL Music Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at UNL 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 Schools	54
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
	102
Most Focused Music Education Schools	263

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from UNL in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% 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 UNL since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNL 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

• Chemistry Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Biology 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	440	$70,680

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 (NONE LISTED, JUST A WEBSITE) www.mawhamba.net under License

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