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Music at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 70 music majors a year. That puts it 25th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#25 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year70under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

Six YAL activists gathered with Gadsden Flag and beach ball at the University of
YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This photo was taken by Dr. Tao's colleague at a physics lecture he attended on
Professor Tao with his Devoted StudentsPhoto: SATSAT2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
UCLA campus and WestwoodPhoto: Rick Meyer, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCLA Veterans Social 264
UCLA Veterans Social 264 (5715096209)Photo: SupportPDX from Portland, Oregon, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ostin Music Center A, Schoenberg Music Building, Ostin Music Center B.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 91
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 91
  3. Rice University 91
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 91
  5. Tufts University 90
  6. The Ohio State University 90
  7. University of Notre Dame 90
  8. Stanford University 90

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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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