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Waltham, MA · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 50 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 23rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.48× what the same major pays nationally.

90/100Standout#23 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year506% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.48× the same major nationally
Research in the field$703Ka year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Goldman-Schwartz Fine Arts Center, Slosberg Music Center, Spingold Theatre Complex, Pollack Fine Arts Teaching Center, Rose Art Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Pomona College 91
  2. Syracuse University 90
  3. Tufts University 90
  4. Harvard University 90
  5. Bowdoin College 90
  6. Grinnell College 90
  7. Tulane University of Louisiana 89
  8. Vassar College 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis 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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