Music Education at University of Rochester

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 Rochester stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 11,741. Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rochester in 2021, 11 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.

University of Rochester Music Education Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at University of Rochester 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 Rochester 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Music Education Schools	50
	62
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Best Value Music Education Schools	352

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from University of Rochester. This makes it the #30 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Music Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at University of Rochester are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Rochester with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Rochester Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in music teacher education from University of Rochester. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from University of Rochester, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

University of Rochester 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

• Physics Education
• Science Education
• Social Studies Education
• Mathematics 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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.