Music Pedagogy

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to provide musical instruction and tutoring to clients in private and institutional settings. Includes instruction in music theory, music composition, mastery of one or more instruments, familiarity with various musical genres and styles, principles of music education, and client communications.

Numbers at a glance

609th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
10
Colleges offer it
60
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
23
Women
37

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Michigan State University30
University of Maryland-Baltimore County3
Average public university graduating class: 17 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Liberty University15
Biola University4
Wheaton College3
Baylor University1
Oklahoma Baptist University1
Cedarville University1
Catholic University of America1
Walla Walla University1
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Music Pedagogy

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 55% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Music, General 7,287 793
Music Performance, General 4,067 341
Music, Other 909 73