Music at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

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

The music major at UK 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.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UK are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UK Music Master’s Program

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

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.

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	29
General Music	13
Music History	12
Music Pedagogy	3
Brass Instruments	2

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.