Music at NIU
NIU graduates about 36 music majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 214th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×).
Around NIU
Where music happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the music ranking
Other strong majors at NIU
- Sociology & anthropology 84 · #91
- Business & finance 80 · #106
- Marketing 80 · #69
- Accounting 80 · #91
- Nursing 77 · #65
- Education 77 · #94
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NIU 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.