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2024 Best Music Schools in Kansas

5 Colleges in Kansas
189 Music Degrees Awarded
$37,619 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 189 degrees in music during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music School

Best Music Schools in Kansas The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Music Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music
Master's Degrees in Music
Doctor's Degrees in Music

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Music in Kansas

The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Kansas Schools in Music

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Music Degrees Awarded
$34,152 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in music. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 music students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $34,152 in the first couple years of working.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$51,217 Median Starting Salary

Kansas State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 music students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available. Music degree recipients from Kansas State University earn a boost of approximately $13,598 over the average earnings of music majors.

More information about a degree in music from Kansas State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$27,487 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in music needs to look into Wichita State University. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 29.000000000000004 music students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $27,487 in the first couple years of working.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In KS

Any student pursuing a degree in music has to take a look at Washburn University. Washburn University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Topeka. This university ranks 13th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 6 music students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KS
70.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 30 music students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music from Emporia State University

Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 262
Missouri 283 359
Iowa 264 227
Nebraska 238 129
North Dakota 210 76
South Dakota 204 33

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Music 150
Music Performance 24
Voice Performance 4
Other Music 4
Music Theory & Composition 2
Conducting 2
Keyboard Instruments 2
Music Pedagogy 1

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Majors Similar to Music

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 284
Fine & Studio Arts 238
Drama & Theater Arts 97
General Visual & Performing Arts 93
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 77
Dance 9
Arts & Media Management 7
Other Visual Art 1

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