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Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year.

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

UMKC Music Degrees Available

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

UMKC Music Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Music Master’s Program

48% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UMKC, 73% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 35
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Music

If you plan to be a music major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 42
Music Theory & Composition 12
General Music 6
Music History 4
Conducting 4

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,430 $80,570
Music Directors and Composers 90 $60,590

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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