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University of Kentucky Bachelor’s in Music

26 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$23,351 Average Salary
$19,697 Average Student Debt

Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Kentucky. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in music, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the UK Bachelor’s in Music

#170 in the U.S
#1 in Kentucky

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UK was ranked #170 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.

Here are some of the other rankings for UK.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Music Colleges for Veterans 7
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Music Graduates 17
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 19
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 26
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music 27
Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 36
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music 41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 42
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 50
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 50
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music 53
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 56
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools 70
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 80
Most Popular Colleges for Music 86
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates 89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 97
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 100
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 109
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 109
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 116
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 154
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 155
Best Music Schools 170
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 177
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 206
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 215
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 217
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 226
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 228
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 228
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 229
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 233
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 243
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 243
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 246
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 253
Highest Paid Music Graduates 286
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 324
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid) 329
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 358
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates 389
Best Value Colleges for Music 412
Most Focused Colleges for Music 537
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 767

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Music from UK Cost?

$12,484 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$19,697 Average Student Debt

UK Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UK was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $464 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,135 $29,945
Fees $1,349 $1,349
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000
On Campus Room and Board $13,588 $13,588
On Campus Other Expenses $4,474 $4,474

Learn more about UK tuition and fees.

UK Music Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at UK took out an average of $19,697 in student loans. That is 20% lower than the national average of $24,538.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Music From UK?

$23,351 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UK is $23,351 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $25,137.

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Does UK Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Music?

Online degrees for the UK music bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.

UK Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Music

26 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
46.2% Women
11.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 26 bachelor’s degrees in music awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in music in 2019-2020, 46.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 46.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 11.5% of music bachelor’s degree recipients at UK in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Music Focus Areas at UK

Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Music History 10
Music Performance 16

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Visual & Performing Arts 49
Dance 3
Design & Applied Arts 23
Drama & Theater Arts 22
Fine & Studio Arts 31

View All Music Related Majors >

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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