Music Education at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. Of the 163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 19 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.

WMU Music Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

WMU Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at WMU 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 WMU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	117
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

The music teacher education program at WMU awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WMU 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

• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Health Education
• History Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.