Music Education at University of Oregon

If you plan to study music education, take a look at what University of Oregon has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. Of the 80 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in 2021, 14 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.

UO Music Education Degrees Available

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

UO Music Education Rankings

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

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 UO 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	71
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	72
	87
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	94
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused Music Education Schools	300
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	340
	354
Best Music Education Schools	364
	378
Best Value Music Education Schools	383

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from UO. This makes it the #72 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Music Education Bachelor’s Program

The music teacher education program at UO awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UO 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 Oregon 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	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UO Music Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in music teacher education from UO. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

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 Oregon with a master's in music teacher education.

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

UO 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

• Drama & Dance 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Middle School Teachers	6,300	$75,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800
Education Professors	910	$62,640

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.