Music at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. Of the 921 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 11 of them were music majors.

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

UNK Music Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNK offers distance education options for music at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNK Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at UNK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at UNK 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	10
	37
Best Music Schools	38
	46
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	108
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	406

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in music from UNK. This makes it the #203 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from UNK Make?

The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNK is $34,454. This is 38% higher than $24,982, which is the national average for all music bachelor's degree recipients.

Music Student Demographics at UNK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

UNK Music Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music from UNK in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK Music Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in music from UNK in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from UNK, 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in music.

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

UNK also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	440	$70,680
Music Directors and Composers	40	$46,650

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.