<p>I am a senior in high school and have already applied to a number of schools with a music education major, which i plan to delcare. Some schools are more prestigious than the other, but they are usually more expensive. My question is does it matter if I choose a small music education program versus a big music education program?</p>
<p>It partially boils down to how glutted is the job market in musical education; usually, the more glutted the job market for a field, the more prestige-sensitive it becomes…</p>
<p>Depending upon what your state requirements are, you will need to complete a 6th year certification or a masters and pass the praxis. </p>
<p>Do you know where you want to work? If you talk to music teachers and administrators that do the hiring in that county they will be able to advise you what they think of the different programs. </p>
<p>I know a lot of a lot of educators who attended regional state schools that don’t necessarily have a reputation for academic rigor but produce a lot teachers. As a result, these grads tend to get hired because of the connection the people doing the hiring have to the schools. </p>
<p>It is important to remember that for many years people have been choosing inexpensive schools to get their education degree as a result of hearing stories about educators not making much money.</p>
<p>Please go over to the Music Major forum and look through the threads. Many discussions about music education degrees and programs. And, yes, it most definitely matters where you go to school - but the school size isn’t what counts, nor the cost of the school - it’s the program itself. In addition, the general advice is to pick a music ed school in the state in which you’d like to teach.</p>
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<p>I don’t know if that is true. It seems that most education folks get hired into schools that are in the same state that they went to school or where they have residency. </p>
<p>Don’t go into debt. Music education isn’t high paying.</p>