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Music Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Music Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

UMKC Music Education Degrees Available

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

UMKC Music Education Rankings

The music teacher education major at UMKC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. 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.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Music Education Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of music teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UMKC since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UMKC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UMKC Music Education Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. UMKC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from UMKC, 100% 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 teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Music Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in music teacher education 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
Middle School Teachers 12,840 $55,070
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,430 $80,570
Education Professors 1,160 $78,320

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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