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Art & design at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 70 art & design majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.39× what the same major pays nationally.

93/100Standout#16 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year701% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.39× the same major nationally
Research in the field$675Ka year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1510whole school

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: College of Arts and Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 136 · Academic 75 · Student housing 57 · Chapel 3 · Offices 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 94
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology 94
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 93
  4. Vanderbilt University 93
  5. Dartmouth College 92
  6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 92
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 92
  8. Rhode Island School of Design 92

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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