Music Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Every music education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music teacher education program at University of Missouri - Kansas City stacks up to those at other schools.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147. Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2021, 12 of them were music education majors.

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.

UMKC Music Education Degrees Available

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

UMKC Music Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music teacher education progam at UMKC 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 teacher education major at UMKC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	95
	98
Most Focused Music Education Schools	155
Most Focused Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
Best Value Music Education Schools	281

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from UMKC. This makes it the #37 most popular school for music teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Teacher Education Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Music Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 music teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMKC. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education at UMKC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in music teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMKC Music Education Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Music Education from UMKC in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from UMKC, 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 Missouri - Kansas City 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMKC 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

• Reading Teacher Education

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,430	$80,570
Education Professors	1,160	$78,320

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.