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Music at Murray State

Murray State graduates about 26 music majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 597th of 749 schools we score for music, a light program at 36 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $37,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×).

Graduates a year262% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$37,0000.84× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%965–1190whole school

Around Murray State

Hart College at Murray State University
HartCollege MSUPhoto: Fritz Knobel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Why is it not 100 mm?
ACS GT MAG 3 Spoke Hub and Wheel 93 mmPhoto: Joel Weinberger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Shoe Tree at Murray State University
Shoetree MSUPhoto: Fritz Knobel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Kentucky historical marker #2131, commemorating the summer 1955 enrollment of Ma
Desegregation of Murray State College Kentucky Historical MarkerPhoto: Simon Placr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where music happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Library 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Lewis University 36
  2. Spring Arbor University 36
  3. St. Mary's University 36
  4. Hendrix College 36
  5. Berea College 36
  6. Anderson University (South Carolina) 36
  7. McNeese State University 35
  8. Brigham Young University–Hawaii 35

Other strong majors at Murray State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Murray 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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