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Music Education at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a music teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music teacher education program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In 2021, 14 music teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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.

UK Music Education Degrees Available

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

UK Music Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UK 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 UK 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
Best Value Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools 13
Most Focused Music Education Graduate Certificate Schools 13
Most Popular Music Education Schools 63
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools 68
Best Value Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 210
317
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 337

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from UK. This makes it the #72 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Music Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from UK. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical music teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor'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 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UK Music Education Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in music teacher education from UK. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from UK, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky 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 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 University of Kentucky.

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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