Music Education at New York University

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if New York University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU Music Education Degrees Available

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

NYU Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at NYU 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NYU Music Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Modern Language Education
• Mathematics Education
• Social Studies 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580

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 Cincin12 under License

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