Music Education at VanderCook College of Music

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 VanderCook College of Music stacks up to those at other schools.

VanderCook College of Music is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 313. Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from VanderCook College of Music in 2021, 10 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.

VanderCook College of Music Music Education Degrees Available

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

VanderCook College of Music Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at VanderCook College of Music compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at VanderCook College of Music 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 Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Music Education Schools	1
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Music Education Schools	6
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Music Education Schools	9
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	14
	19
	82
Best Music Education Schools	82
	82
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from VanderCook College of Music. This makes it the #6 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at VanderCook College of Music

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at VanderCook College of Music.

VanderCook College of Music Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 music teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VanderCook College of Music, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 VanderCook College of Music with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

VanderCook College of Music Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in music teacher education from VanderCook College of Music. About 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. VanderCook College of Music 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 VanderCook College of Music, 88% 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 VanderCook College of Music with a master's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VanderCook College of Music 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

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 IL, the home state for VanderCook College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.