Music Education at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 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.

Temple Music Education Degrees Available

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

Temple Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at Temple 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 Temple

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

Temple Music Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple Music Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Temple, 78% 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 Temple 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	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Modern Language Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Art 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 PA, the home state for Temple 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
• Image Credit: By Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.