Music at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in music from KU.

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

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

KU Music Rankings

The music major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in music from KU. This makes it the #86 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at KU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from KU, 55% 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 Kansas with a master's in music.

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

KU also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied Arts

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.