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Auburn, AL · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Auburn

Auburn graduates about 160 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 169th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year1603% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.14× the same major nationally
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1380whole school

Around Auburn

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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Telfair Peet Theatre, Telecommunication and ETV Studio.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 94 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 11 · Dining 4 · Library 3 · Fraternity or sorority house 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 71
  2. CUNY–City College 71
  3. University at Buffalo–SUNY 71
  4. The University of Oklahoma 71
  5. Biola University 71
  6. North Carolina State University 71
  7. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 71
  8. Seattle University 71

Other strong majors at Auburn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Auburn 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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