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Music Education at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459. Of the 105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Dakota in 2021, 12 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.

USD Music Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

USD Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at USD 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 USD 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
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Value Music Education Schools 14
Best Music Education Schools 55
65
Most Popular Music Education Schools 124

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Music Education Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from USD. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USD also has a doctoral program available in music teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers 3,520 $42,960
Middle School Teachers 1,940 $43,860
Education Professors 240 $69,240
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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