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Music at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College graduates about 32 music majors a year. That puts it 58th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#58 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year32under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1320whole school

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Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music and Dramatic Arts, School of Music.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 20 · Chapel 17 · Athletics 13 · Arts 4 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 85
  2. University of California, Santa Cruz 85
  3. Texas Christian University 85
  4. University of Houston 85
  5. George Washington University 85
  6. Michigan State University 85
  7. Hamilton College 85
  8. Miami University–Oxford 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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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