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Music Education at Illinois State University

Music Education at Illinois State University

If you plan to study music education, take a look at what Illinois State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Music Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Illinois State

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Illinois State Music Education Rankings

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Music Education Master’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from Illinois State, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Middle School Teachers 22,320 $63,860
Education Professors 4,510 $62,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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