Music Education at Western Kentucky University

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 Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

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.

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.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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