Music Education at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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 St Thomas Minnesota stacks up to those at other schools.

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from UST MN.

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.

UST MN Music Education Degrees Available

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

UST MN Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UST MN performed in these rankings.

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 UST MN 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 Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Music Education Schools	41
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	55
	117
	119
Most Focused Music Education Schools	234
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from UST MN. This makes it the #55 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UST MN

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

UST MN Music Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UST MN. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UST MN since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UST MN are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 St Thomas Minnesota with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UST MN Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 music teacher education majors earned their master's degree from UST MN. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from UST MN, 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 St Thomas Minnesota 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UST MN 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

• Reading Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Mathematics Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Science 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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$78,950
Education Professors	1,120	$74,010

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.