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Art, music & theater at Berklee

Berklee graduates about 884 art, music & theater majors a year, 66% of its graduating class. That puts it 276th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year88466% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.96× the same major nationally
Admit rate54%whole school

Around Berklee

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Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Berklee College of Music (54954247266)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Massachusetts, Fenway Studios.
Massachusetts - Fenway Studios - 20231012173927Photo: Edenaviv5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Parcel 12 construction viewed from Boylston Street in July 2021
Parcel 12 construction from Boylston Street, July 2021Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Berklee Performance Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 10 · Student housing 2 · Library 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Suffolk University 63
  2. Eckerd College 63
  3. Knox College 63
  4. Covenant College 63
  5. Wayne State University 62
  6. Loyola University Chicago 62
  7. University of St. Thomas (MN) 62
  8. St. Mary's College of Maryland 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Berklee 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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