Music Education at University of Colorado Boulder

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 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.

CU - Boulder Music Education Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Music Education Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at CU - Boulder are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CU - Boulder Music Education Master’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from CU - Boulder, 75% 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 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,880	$60,820
Education Professors	1,240	$65,180

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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