Music at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at University of Missouri - Kansas City stacks up to those at other schools.

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

The music major at UMKC 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 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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMKC Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of music master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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.

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	59
Music Theory & Composition	17
General Music	16
Jazz Studies	11
Music History	4
Conducting	4

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.