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Music at University of Kentucky

Music at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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

UK Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

UK Music Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Music Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UK, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at University of Kentucky. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 16
General Music 13
Music History 6
Music Pedagogy 3
Brass Instruments 2

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750
Sound Engineering Technicians 60 $53,490
Music Directors and Composers 40 $49,610

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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