Music Schools In Kentucky
Kentucky has 20 accredited music schools where music faculty who teach music classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in music in the state of Kentucky, which encompasses music training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Music
- Masters degree in Music
- PhD degree in Music
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Music Employment
| Kentucky | 240 |
| National | 63,990 |
Approximately 0% of the country's music professionals work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for Music professionals In Kentucky
| 360 | 390 | 260 | 230 | 240 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Music is a shrinking field in Kentucky. 120 less music professionals were working in Kentucky in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of music professionals has shrunk by 33%. This is faster than the trend for music professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of music professionals has grown by 14% between 2006 and 2010.
Music VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky
| $22,070 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,735 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Music
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by music professionals is decreasing in Kentucky. Music professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $22,070 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $12,735 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Music professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$7,820 |
25th percentile |
$8,235 |
50th percentile |
$9,635 |
75th percentile |
$18,225 |
90th percentile |
$20,345 |
This represents a 73% decline in salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of music, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid music professionals earning 160% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Kentucky state.
Average Salaries for Music professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Art |
$50,300 |
Liberal Arts |
$53,430 |
Music |
$12,735 |
Music Production |
$34,918 |
Music professionals in Kentucky earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Music programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
29 |
master |
11 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 44 |
The number of students graduating from the 20 accredited music schools in Kentucky is increasing. In 2006 there were 271 music graduates from music courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 275 graduates.
Thus there was a 1% percent increase in the number of music school degree or certificate graduates in Kentucky. A majority of these graduates, or 66%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in music.