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Music at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 28 music majors a year. That puts it 245th of 749 schools we score for music, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×).

Graduates a year28under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$959Ka year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 64Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 66Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 72Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Built in 1949-1950, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Ernst Johnso
Memorial Coliseum, University of Kentucky, Avenue of Champions and Lexington AvePhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where music happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 117 · Dorm 43 · Fraternity or sorority house 23 · Student housing 12 · Chapel 4 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 64
  2. Lamar University 64
  3. Bowling Green State University 63
  4. University of North Dakota 63
  5. Point Loma Nazarene University 63
  6. Northern Arizona University 63
  7. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 63
  8. Gustavus Adolphus College 63

Other strong majors at University of Kentucky

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kentucky 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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