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Music at Florida State

Florida State graduates about 108 music majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 48th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#48 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year1081% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1410whole school

Around Florida State

Entrance to the Traditions Way Garage on the campus of Florida State University
Traditions Way Garage at Florida State UniversityPhoto: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Florida State Athletics wordmark
Florida State Athletics wordmarkPhoto: Florida State University Athletics · Public domain · source
Local call number: PR11954 Title: Joan and Allen Morris Date: 1972 General note:
Joan and Allen Morris (6943788107)Photo: State Library and Archives of Florida · Public domain · source
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/260034 Local call number: TD00066C
Florida State University freshmen getting their mail on campus in Tallahassee, FPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, Housewright Building, College of Music, Kuersteiner Building, College of Music.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 71 · Student housing 36 · Dorm 24 · Chapel 4 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  2. Tulane University of Louisiana 87
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 87
  4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 87
  5. Pomona College 86
  6. Swarthmore College 86
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 86
  8. University of Delaware 86

Other strong majors at Florida State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida State 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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