Music Pedagogy

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 50 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1366 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

18

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

126

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

30

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

215

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

61

degrees awarded

Other Awards

916

awards given

Top Schools for Music Pedagogy

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
324
2 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
120
3 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
111
4 Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
102
5 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
96
6 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
81
7 Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
42
8 Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
39
9 Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
39
10 Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
39
11 Luther College
Decorah, IA
39
12 Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
27
13 Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
24
14 Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
20
15 Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
18
16 University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
18
17 Biola University
La Mirada, CA
18
18 Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
18
19 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
18
20 James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
15
21 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
12
22 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
12
23 University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
9
24 Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
9
25 The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MA
9
26 Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT
8
27 University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
6
28 University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
6
29 Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
6
30 Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
6
31 Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
6
32 Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
6
33 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
6
34 Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
6
35 Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
6
36 Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA
3
37 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
3
38 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
3
39 Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN
3
40 Welch College
Gallatin, TN
3
41 Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
3
42 Arizona Christian University
Glendale, AZ
3
43 University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
3
44 University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
3
45 Weber State University
Ogden, UT
3
46 University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
3
47 The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
3
48 Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
3
49 University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
3
50 Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK
3