Music Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 316 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2021, 25 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.

USF Tampa Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

USF Tampa does offer online education options in music teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa 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	19
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	60
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Value Music Education Schools	71
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
	177
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	340

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from USF Tampa. This makes it the #22 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 music teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 52% were men and 48% 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 USF Tampa since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at USF Tampa 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USF Tampa Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 14 music teacher education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from USF Tampa, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USF Tampa 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

• Modern Language Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Science 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,520	$72,670
Education Professors	1,770	$74,190

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.