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Music at San Diego State University

San Diego State University graduates about 51 music majors a year. That puts it 120th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#120 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year51under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate37%whole school

Around San Diego State University

Music building on the campus of San Diego State University
MusicBuildingSDSUPhoto: TylerRogers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Image of the Music Building at San Diego State University
Music Building SDSUPhoto: TylerRogers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Chapultepec Hall dorm at San Diego State University.
ChapultepecHallSDSUFeb07Photo: Nehrams2020 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
College West, San Diego, CA, USA
College West, San Diego, CA, USA - panoramio (3)Photo: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 7 · Athletics 6 · Arts 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. University of Chicago 78
  2. Colorado College 77
  3. The College of New Jersey 77
  4. Kenyon College 77
  5. Arizona State University 77
  6. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 77
  7. Wayne State University 77
  8. University of Vermont 77

Other strong majors at San Diego State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego State University 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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