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Music at University of Kansas

If you plan to study music, take a look at what University of Kansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in music.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

KU Music Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Music
  • Doctorate Degree in Music

KU Music Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of Kansas.

KU Music Master’s Program

40% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Music from KU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from KU, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers 11,660 $51,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 590 $66,450
Music Directors and Composers 120 $55,290

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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