Music Education at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 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.

Texas Tech Music Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas Tech offers distance education options for music teacher education at the following degree levels:

Texas Tech Music Education Rankings

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 Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Music Education Master’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Texas Tech, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Texas Tech 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
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