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Music at SFA

SFA graduates about 71 music majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 168th of 749 schools we score for music, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally.

72/100Strong#168 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year713% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.20× the same major nationally
Research in the field$154Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%950–1130whole school

Around SFA

The Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 34 (Tom and Peggy Wright Music BuPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lumberjack Landing on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogd
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 12 (Lumberjack Landing)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The R.E. McGee Business Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State Univer
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 10 (R.E. McGee Business Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin St
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 30 (Vera Dugas Liberal Arts NorthPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where music happens

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

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Baylor University 72
  2. University of Rhode Island 72
  3. Middle Tennessee State University 72
  4. Barnard College 72
  5. College of the Holy Cross 72
  6. University of California, Riverside 72
  7. University of Minnesota–Duluth 71
  8. CUNY Brooklyn College 71

Other strong majors at SFA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SFA 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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