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Music at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 58 music majors a year. That puts it 44th 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, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#44 of 749 for music →
Graduates a year58under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$920Ka year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

Austin, TX
Bass Concert Hall - UT Austin (54985000414)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where music happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Building East, College of Fine Arts Performing Arts Center, Music Recital Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the music ranking

  1. University of Utah 88
  2. Brandeis University 88
  3. James Madison University 87
  4. University of Washington 87
  5. Tulane University of Louisiana 87
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 87
  7. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 87
  8. Florida State University 87

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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