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Music at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 92 music majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 46th 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 $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#46 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year921% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. James Madison University 87
  2. University of Washington 87
  3. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  4. Tulane University of Louisiana 87
  5. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 87
  6. Florida State University 87
  7. Pomona College 86
  8. Swarthmore College 86

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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