Music Education at Northern State University

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,431.

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.

NSU Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NSU does offer online education options in music teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

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

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor'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

NSU Music Education Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from NSU, 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 Northern State 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	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Mathematics Education
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• English & Language Arts 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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Middle School Teachers	1,940	$43,860
Education Professors	240	$69,240
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	190	$64,020

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.