Music at Wichita State University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Wichita State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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

WSU Music Degrees Available

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

WSU Music Rankings

The music major at WSU 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.

Music Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSU Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of music master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from WSU, 64% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	14
General Music	4
Voice Performance	4
Music Theory & Composition	2
Conducting	2
Keyboard Instruments	2
Music Pedagogy	1

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• General Visual & Performing 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	590	$66,450
Music Directors and Composers	120	$55,290

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.