Music Education at University of Northern Colorado

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 Northern Colorado stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and approximately 11,460 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from University of Northern Colorado.

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.

University of Northern Colorado Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

University of Northern Colorado Music Education Rankings

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

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 University of Northern Colorado 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Music Education Schools	26
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Music Education Schools	250

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado. Of these graduates, 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 University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Northern Colorado 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

• English & Language Arts Education
• Social Studies Education
• Drama & Dance Education
• Reading 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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Education Professors	1,240	$65,180

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.