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Music at Ithaca

Ithaca graduates about 50 music majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 136th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally.

75/100Strong#136 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year504% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.17× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1370whole school

Around Ithaca

Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campus
Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, I
Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Job Hall, Ithaca College campus
Job Hall, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca College. Designed by HOLT Architects. Dedicat
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Whalen Center For Music.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Dining 2 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Bucknell University 76
  2. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 76
  3. Chapman University 76
  4. Macalester College 75
  5. Ohio University 75
  6. University at Albany–SUNY 75
  7. Furman University 75
  8. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 75

Other strong majors at Ithaca

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ithaca 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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