2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Kentucky

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In 2020-2021, 4,761 people earned their degree in music education, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.

Across Kentucky, there were 67 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in music education. That schools that top this list have a program in music education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree music teacher education students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Kentucky

1

Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky

#12 overall quality in Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Education at Campbellsville University

2

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

#7 overall quality in Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Music Education at Western Kentucky University

3

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, Kentucky

#4 overall quality in Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of the Cumberlands Music Education Report

4

University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

#2 overall quality in Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Education at University of Louisville

5

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

#1 overall quality in Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s music teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Music Education at UK

6

Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

#8 overall quality in Kentucky

Murray State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Music Teacher Education Major in Kentucky ranking. Murray State is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Music Education at Murray State

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in the Southeast Region
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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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