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Music at Chapman

Chapman graduates about 28 music majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 134th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

76/100Strong#134 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year281% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1400whole school

Around Chapman

Orange Intermediate School-Central Grammar School
370 North Glassell, Orange, Ca.Photo: Marty Rice · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
"NAMM Week: Songwriter Series" Songwriters Round at The Ugly Mug Cafe in Orange
Songwriters Round 1 22 2014 -12 (12168881945)Photo: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
A side view of the historic Orange Theatre in the district in California.
Orange Theatre sidePhoto: Sewageboy · CC0 · source
California, USA - April 2016 Los Angeles
Orange County (26439232201)Photo: Sergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where music happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 16 · Dorm 4 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. American University 76
  2. University of New Hampshire 76
  3. Bucknell University 76
  4. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 76
  5. Macalester College 75
  6. Ithaca College 75
  7. Ohio University 75
  8. University at Albany–SUNY 75

Other strong majors at Chapman

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Chapman 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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