by our College Data Analytics Team
Music is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in music than other colleges that offer the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 9 schools in Kansas that offer music awards in the field.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on music in Kansas, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Leading the list of the most focused music schools is Friends University. Set in the city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution. Music accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Friends University
Benedictine College ranks #2 for music by degree focus. Set in the town of Atchison, Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Benedictine College
A rank of #3 makes University Of Kansas one of the most focused schools for music. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public university. Music accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for University Of Kansas
A rank of #4 makes Wichita State University one of the most focused schools for music. Set in the city of Wichita, Wichita State University is a public institution. About 0.9% of the degrees Wichita State University awards are in music, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Wichita State University
Emporia State University is one of the most focused music schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the town of Emporia, Emporia State University is a public institution. Music accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Emporia State University
Kansas State University placed #6 for music by degree focus. Kansas State University is a public school located in the city of Manhattan. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Kansas State University
Washburn University placed #7 for music by degree focus. Set in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public institution. Music accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full music report for Washburn University
Fort Hays State University placed #8 for music by degree focus. Located in the town of Hays, Fort Hays State University is a public university. Music accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full music details for Fort Hays State University
Pittsburg State University comes in at #9 for music focus this year. Pittsburg State University is a public school located in the town of Pittsburg. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in music, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about music at Pittsburg State University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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