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Art, music & theater at Arcadia

Arcadia graduates about 50 art, music & theater majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 331st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $38,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

Graduates a year5012% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,0000.94× the same major nationally
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1088–1320whole school

Around Arcadia

Gray Towers at Arcadia University, one of the historic landmarks in Montgomery C
Gray TowersPhoto: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Quite a gateway.
Arcadia UnivPhoto: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View south along Pennsylvania State Route 152 (Limekiln Pike) just north of East
2022-10-31 12 18 21 View south along Pennsylvania State Route 152 (Limekiln PikePhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View east along Pennsylvania State Route 73 (Church Road) just east of Pennsylva
2022-10-31 12 19 05 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 73 (Church Road) juPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Spruance Fine Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 2 · Library 2 · Arts 1 · Athletics 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Indiana University Indianapolis 59
  2. University of Northern Colorado 59
  3. University of Nevada–Reno 59
  4. Western Connecticut State University 59
  5. Capital University 59
  6. Hanover College 59
  7. Beloit College 59
  8. Sweet Briar College 59

Other strong majors at Arcadia

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Arcadia 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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