Music Therapy at University of Kansas

If you plan to study music therapy, take a look at what University of Kansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in music therapy from KU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music Therapy section at the bottom of this page.

KU Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy
• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy

KU Music Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music therapy progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music therapy major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. 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
Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	6
	10
Most Popular Music Therapy Schools	12
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from KU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music therapy majors at University of Kansas.

KU Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music therapy from KU. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at KU 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 University of Kansas with a bachelor's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU Music Therapy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in music therapy from KU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from KU, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in music therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU also has a doctoral program available in music therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Rehabilitation Science
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy/Therapist

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy 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 University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Health Specialties Professors	380	$84,400

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.