Alumni

Our graduates work as Board-Certified Music Therapists around the country. Here is what they have to say about studying at UMKC:

“I am a proud alumna of UMKC’s graduate music therapy program and would recommend this program to any student looking for individual growth, strong academic support and a great faculty.”

-CharCarol Fisher, MA, MT-BC


“I loved the small class sizes, which allowed me to foster relationships with my professors and create a strong sense of community support before making career choices at the end of my schooling.”

-Andrea Boswell Burns, MA, MT-BC


“My musical and therapeutic skillsets gained from one-on-one assistance from professors, intimate classroom settings, and practicum placements led to a wonderful music therapy internship which subsequently turned into an immediate job offer in the field.”

-Lauren Buser, MA, MT-BC