Music at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University graduates about 41 music majors a year. That puts it 265th of 749 schools we score for music, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $38,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $14 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where music happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: James W. Black Music Center, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 69 · Dorm 18 · Arts 5 · Library 4 · Dining 4 · Athletics 2.
Nearby in the music ranking
Other strong majors at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Education 81 · #47
- Art & design 81 · #100
- Health & pre-med fields 80 · #104
- Criminal justice 80 · #61
- Communications & media 78 · #147
- Art, music & theater 78 · #141
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Commonwealth University 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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