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Ithaca College

About

Ithaca College is a private, non-profit secular college founded as a music conservatory in 1892. Its mission is to "Educate, engage and empower through theory, practice and performance." Ithaca boasts a student population of 4,600 undergraduate and 400 graduate students. It is known for its student-centered, hands-on teaching and commitment to educating students in the classroom and the field.

Ithaca offers undergraduate teacher preparation programs (B.M.) in Music Education and Music Education & Performance.

The college offers the following graduate teacher preparation programs:

  • M.S. in Childhood Education (grades 1-6)
  • M.A.T. in Adolescent Education (grades 7-12; biology, chemistry, earth science, mathematics, physics, English, French, Spanish or social studies) 
  • M.A.T. in Agriculture Education (all grades) 
  • M.A.T. in Art Education (all grades)
  • M.A.T. in Computer Science Education (all grades) 

Ithaca offers all of these graduate programs through an intensive 13-month program or the Transitional B Certificate program.

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  • Ithaca

Institution Links

  • Admissions
  • Financial Aid Office
  • Online Application
  • 100 percent pass rate on the Educating All Students state test
  • 98 percent employment rate
  • Students are known as strong, responsible, reflective and effective teachers
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Programs

Bachelor’s & certification

B.M. in Music Education

  • From 54 to 54 months

    Program Duration

  • In-person

    Program Format

  • Pre-Test Required

    Yes

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Program

Program Info

Ithaca College offers two paths to becoming a certified music teacher in New York State, both at the undergraduate level: a B.M. in Music Education (4-year program) and a B.M. in Music Education and Performance (4.5-year program). If you have a strong background in voice or one of five areas of instrumentation (keyboard, guitar, wind, percussion, strings) you are an excellent candidate for these degrees, which require an audition to earn admission.

Ithaca's commitment to hands-on, field-based learning means you will observe classes in your freshman and sophomore years and teach classes in your junior year—earlier than in most undergraduate programs. Two years of foundational study—teaching techniques and educational psychology, for example—prepare you for the classroom. Then, to help refine your teaching skills, a teaching professional and mentor will provide you with one-to-one advice. You will gain additional professional experience and feedback in your senior year as a student teacher in a local public school. Maintaining at least a 2.3 GPA will allow you to student teach.

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Application Fee & Annual Tuition

  • $53,540

    In State Tuition

  • $53,540

    Out of State Tuition

  • $60

    Application Fee

Ways to Lower Your Costs

Students at Ithaca College have reduced the cost of their program using these methods. Check with Ithaca College to see if you can, too!

Amount
Description

Varies

Work Study, Working While Still Enrolled

Work study is available and typically allows for a 10-hour per week on-campus job at $15 per hour, or approximately $4,200 per year.

For more information visit:Financial Aid Office

Certifications

Music (all grades)

Stats

Gender

  • Male

  • Female

    38%

    62%

Ethnicity

  • American Indian or Alaskan Native

  • Asian

  • Black

  • Hispanic/Latino

  • Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

  • White

  • Two or more races

    0%

    3%

    2%

    9%

    0%

    82%

    4%

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