Music Education at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Music Education Degrees Available

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

KU Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how KU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music teacher education major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Education. 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
Most Popular Music Education Schools	35
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
	136
Best Value Music Education Schools	143
Most Focused Music Education Schools	252

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from KU. This makes it the #34 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in music teacher education, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from KU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU Music Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 music teacher education majors earned their master's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in music teacher education each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from KU, 91% 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 Kansas with a master's in music teacher education.

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

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

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Middle School Teachers	6,480	$51,790
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	590	$66,450
Education Professors	350	$68,730

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.