Music Pedagogy

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
377
growing 22.4%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,045
growing 2.41%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$36,000
growing 7.78%
Average Wage
$70,742
growing 8.97%
People in Workforce
2.28M
growing 3.24%
Average Employee Age
41.2
growing 0.215%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Music Pedagogy degree recipients are Lynchburg, VA, Athens, OH, and East Lansing, MI. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Music Pedagogy degree recipients are Decorah, IA, La Mirada, CA, and Athens, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Music Pedagogy is a masters degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Music Pedagogy and the types of students that study this field. Liberty University awards the most degrees in Music Pedagogy in the US, but Luther College and Carthage College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Music Pedagogy.

Tuition costs for Music Pedagogy majors are, on average, $8,045 for in-state public colleges, and $36,000 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Music Pedagogy programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (42 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (203 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Music Pedagogy (2022)
  1. 76 degrees awarded
  2. 50 degrees awarded
  3. 30 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Music Pedagogy, is Public, 4-year or above (203 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,045
Median In-State Public
$36,000
Median Out of State Private

Liberty University has the most Music Pedagogy degree recipients, with 76 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. 4.21%
  2. 1.31%
  3. 0.826%

Out of all institutions that offer Music Pedagogy programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Luther College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Music Pedagogy, with 4.21%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Music Pedagogy
  1. 76 degrees awarded
  2. 50 degrees awarded
  3. 30 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 800%
  2. 700%
  3. 200%

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $70,742 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$70,742
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,232
8.97%
1 Year Growth
± 2.27%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $70,742 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors working as Graphic designers, Commercial and industrial designers, and Interior designers.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Visual & Performing Arts majors are Physicians, Surgeons, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.

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Occupations by Share

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2.28M
2022 Workforce
± 36,762
3.24%
1 Year Growth
± 2.23%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.24%, from 2.2M in 2021 to 2.28M in 2022.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as Graphic designers (4.71%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Visual & Performing Arts by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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2.28M
2022 Workforce
± 36,762
3.24%
1 Year Growth
± 2.23%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.24%, from 2.2M in 2021 to 2.28M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 41.2.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (267 students).

Workforce Age

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41.2
Average Age in 2022
± 0.211 Years
0.215%
1 Year Change
± 0.73%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 29 years old, which represent 3.4% and 3.31% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Music Pedagogy are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Research Doctorate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Visual & Performing Arts are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (55.2%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    267 degrees awarded
  2. Unknown
    28 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    25 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Music Pedagogy for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    73 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    46 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Male
    10 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Music Pedagogy.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Music Pedagogy is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Korea
    27,165 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    21,333 degree recipients
  3. China
    16,314 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Korea
    4.63 times more than expected
  2. Iceland
    4 times more than expected
  3. Northern Ireland
    3.99 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees (4.63 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (27,165 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Music Pedagogy field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Music Pedagogy majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Music Pedagogy majors need more than the average amount of Coordination, Installation, and Social Perceptiveness.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Music Pedagogy majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Coordination is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, and Social Perceptiveness are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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