Music Education at Wichita State 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 Wichita State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in music teacher education from WSU.

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.

WSU Music Education Degrees Available

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

WSU Music Education Rankings

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

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 WSU 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
	31
Best Value Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	49
Best Music Education Master’s Degree Schools	70
	114
Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
Most Focused Music Education Schools	179
Best Music Education Schools	230

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in music teacher education from WSU. 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 WSU

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

WSU Music Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in music teacher education from WSU in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music teacher education 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 teacher education.

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

WSU Music Education Master’s Program

The music teacher education program at WSU awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a music teacher education master's degree from WSU, 70% were white. This is below 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 teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSU 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Science Education
• Physics Education
• Art 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.