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Music at MTSU

MTSU graduates about 146 music majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 166th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year1464% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$869Ka year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1230whole school

Around MTSU

Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Murfreesboro, TN, USA - panoramioPhoto: Chrstservt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Interior photo of Murphy Center on March 1, 2014, during a men's basketball game
MurphyCenter 2014-03-01Photo: Zpb52 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A plaque posted at Murphy Center, explaining how the university received the fun
MurphyCenterFundingPlaquePhoto: Zpb52 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Torre Archirafi, Sicily, Italy, Mount Etna, lemon tree, book cover
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions cover pagePhoto: Qazstem22128 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wright Music Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 41 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 12 · Offices 2 · Dining 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Union College 72
  2. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 72
  3. Baylor University 72
  4. University of Rhode Island 72
  5. Barnard College 72
  6. Stephen F. Austin State University 72
  7. College of the Holy Cross 72
  8. University of California, Riverside 72

Other strong majors at MTSU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares MTSU 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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