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Music at Baylor

Baylor graduates about 28 music majors a year. That puts it 164th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#164 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year28under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate52%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1370whole school

Around Baylor

The Simpson Athletics and Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University in
Baylor University June 2016 52 (Simpson Athletics and Academic Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Simpson Athletics and Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University in
Baylor University June 2016 53 (Simpson Athletics and Academic Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Mayborn Museum Complex on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas (Un
Baylor University June 2016 54 (Mayborn Museum Complex)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the campus of Baylor University in Waco,
Baylor University June 2016 75 (Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Glennis McCrary Music Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 9 · Library 6 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Denison University 72
  2. Smith College 72
  3. Union College 72
  4. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 72
  5. University of Rhode Island 72
  6. Middle Tennessee State University 72
  7. Barnard College 72
  8. Stephen F. Austin State University 72

Other strong majors at Baylor

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Baylor with every school we score in music. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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