<p>I would love to get some perspective on the importance of staying in-state for Music Education majors, if they fully intend to live/teach in that state after they get their degree. We live in Texas, which seems to be a great place to find work in the public schools as many school districts still fully support music education rather than many states where programs are being cut left and right. So, it makes sense to go to college here, right? Cheaper too, with in-state tuition, etc. However, is my daughter unnecessarily limiting her search for schools? What if her "perfect fit" school is not in Texas?</p>
<p>The biggest benefit of staying instate, besides tuition if she goes to a state school, is that the k-12 schools know the reputation of the schools instate and sometimes the surrounding states. My son ( music ed major) went to a hiring clinic last year which was offered by a local public school and they said that when they get in resumes for a new position they automatically discard resumes from schools they are unfamiliar with and stick to 4 instate music ed schools and one from out of state.<br>
However, that doesn’t mean you can’t be hired in a different state, it just might require some additional pull for your daughter’s resume to be picked from the stack. Of the 16 music ed string majors who graduated from my son’s school last year, all are employed or in grad school and about half are out of state.<br>
I wouldn’t limit her search especially if she can find a perfect fit outside of Tx. My son auditioned at 2 out of state schools but ultimately chose an instate music ed school due to a great financial package.</p>
<p>Thanks Momofbassist, that’s very good info to know! I wasn’t even thinking of the pros and cons of getting her resume into schools, just the logistics and difficulties of getting her teacher’s certification in a state that’s different from where the music degree will be earned. Getting accepted into a music ed program to begin with is quite enough challenge as it is. Sigh.</p>