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Music at University of Tennessee–Knoxville

University of Tennessee–Knoxville graduates about 40 music majors a year. That puts it 47th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#47 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year40under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1380whole school

Around University of Tennessee–Knoxville

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The southeast exterior of John C. Hodges Library on the campus of the University
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North West Entrance from ground level.
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Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 74 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. University of Washington 87
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  3. Tulane University of Louisiana 87
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 87
  5. Florida State University 87
  6. Pomona College 86
  7. Swarthmore College 86
  8. Stony Brook University–SUNY 86

Other strong majors at University of Tennessee–Knoxville

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Tennessee–Knoxville 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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