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Music Education at Western Kentucky University

Music Education at Western Kentucky University

6 Master's Degrees
If you plan to study music education, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Music Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Music Teacher Education

WKU Music Education Rankings

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music teacher education majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Music Education Master’s Program

57% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music teacher education master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from WKU, 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 Western Kentucky University 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 7
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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Middle School Teachers 8,180 $54,620
Education Professors 850 $64,210
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750

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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