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Purchase, NY · Music

Music at SUNY Purchase

SUNY Purchase graduates about 51 music majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 275th of 749 schools we score for music, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

60/100Solid#275 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year516% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.96× the same major nationally
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1350whole school

Where music happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 25 · Academic 21 · Dorm 9 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 60
  2. Lake Forest College 60
  3. Seton Hall University 60
  4. Illinois Wesleyan University 60
  5. University of Maine 60
  6. Rhodes College 60
  7. Whitman College 60
  8. University of Puget Sound 60

Other strong majors at SUNY Purchase

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SUNY Purchase 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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