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Art, music & theater at Arizona State University

Arizona State University graduates about 684 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 143rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year6845% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school

Around Arizona State University

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Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
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Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
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Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Art Building, Art Warehouse, Lyceum Theatre, Stauffer Communication Arts, Nelson Fine Arts Center, Music Building, Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 9 · Dining 7 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Missouri 74
  2. Clemson University 74
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 74
  4. Spelman College 74
  5. University of Cincinnati 73
  6. George Mason University 73
  7. High Point University 73
  8. Johns Hopkins University 73

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Arizona State University 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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