Music Education at Southern Methodist University
SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373.
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.
SMU Music Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music Teacher Education
- Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education
SMU Music Education Rankings
The music teacher education major at SMU 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 SMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Southern Methodist University.
SMU Music Education Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
SMU Music Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from SMU, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a master's in music teacher education.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.
| Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
|---|---|---|
| High School Teachers | 110,420 | $58,190 |
| Middle School Teachers | 66,470 | $56,580 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 6,240 | $71,520 |
| Education Professors | 4,620 | $65,520 |
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 Jeffrey Beall under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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