Music Education at Gordon College

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 Gordon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and approximately 1,816 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.

Gordon College Music Education Degrees Available

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

Gordon College Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Gordon College 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.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Gordon College

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

Gordon College Music Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Gordon College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gordon College with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Gordon College Music Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Gordon College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Gordon College, 92% 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 Gordon College with a master's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Chemistry Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Science Education
• Spanish 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 MA, the home state for Gordon College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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 daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.