Music Education at Messiah University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Messiah University stacks up to those at other schools.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 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.

Messiah Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Messiah

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Messiah does offer online courses in music teacher education for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Messiah Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Messiah 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 Messiah

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

Messiah Music Education Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went 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 Messiah since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Messiah 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 Messiah 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Messiah Music Education Master’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Messiah, 100% 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 Messiah University 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990

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
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