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Art, music & theater at App State

App State graduates about 253 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 441st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year2536% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0001.03× the same major nationally
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1270whole school

Around App State

"The Rock" at Kidd Brewer Stadium
TheRockAtKiddBrewerPhoto: Porsche997SBS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fans of the Appalachian State Mountaineers storm the field at Kidd Brewer Stadiu
App Fans Storm Field after beating Furman 33-28Photo: Toa Nidhiki05 · CC0 · source
Kidd Brewer Stadium, looking towards the northwest from the southeast corner
KiddBrewerStadium(ViewFromSE)Photo: Porsche997SBS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Maddie Hill playing the ukulele in their college dorm room.
MaddieHillUkulelePhoto: Chillyleopard13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Hayes School of Music.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. California State University–Channel Islands 51
  2. Russell Sage College 51
  3. Campbell University 51
  4. University of California, Merced 51
  5. Western Michigan University 50
  6. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 50
  7. SUNY Oswego 50
  8. The University of Texas–San Antonio 50

Other strong majors at App State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares App State with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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