Music Education at Valdosta State University

If you are interested in studying music education, you may want to check out the program at Valdosta State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year.

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.

VSU Music Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

VSU Music Education Rankings

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Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 music teacher education majors earned their master's degree from VSU. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. VSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from VSU, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Valdosta State University 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	0

Related Majors

• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Art Education
• Modern Language Education
• Technology Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.