Art, music & theater at Bard College
Bard College graduates about 127 art, music & theater majors a year, 30% of its graduating class. That puts it 248th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $35,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×).
Around Bard College
Where art, music & theater happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, Pertformance Arts Lab, Fisher Studio Art Building, Woods Studio, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 76 · Academic 65 · Athletics 5 · Dining 4 · Arts 3 · Chapel 3.
Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking
Other strong majors at Bard College
- English & writing 74 · #118
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Bard College 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.