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Music Performance at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Music Performance at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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

UMKC Music Performance Degrees Available

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

UMKC Music Performance Rankings

The music performance major at UMKC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Performance. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in music performance, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Performance Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Music Performance Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of music performance bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music performance 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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UMKC Music Performance Master’s Program

58% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of music performance master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music performance master's degree from UMKC, 65% 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 performance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Music Performance Grads May Go Into

A degree in music performance 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
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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