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Music at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 36 music majors a year. That puts it 6th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.40× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#6 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year36under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.40× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1510whole school

Around Northeastern

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The Sleeping Christ Child by Artemisia GentileschiPhoto: Isaksenk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Northeastern University Marino Recreation CenterPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
1980s postcard of two Type 5 streetcars (5706 and 5800) laying over the the Oper
Type 5 streetcars laying over at Opera House siding in 1958 postcardPhoto: N.D. Clark · Public domain · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: New England Conservatory of Music Residence Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Carnegie Mellon University 98
  2. Northwestern University 97
  3. University of Florida 97
  4. New York University 96
  5. Emory University 95
  6. Harvard University 95
  7. University of California, Berkeley 95
  8. Columbia University 94

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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