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Art, music & theater at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University graduates about 317 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 210th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3175% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate68%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1468whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Arts Building, Music Building, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, BYU Museum of Art.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 84 · Academic 64 · Athletics 5 · Student housing 5 · Arts 3 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Howard University 68
  2. University of New Hampshire 68
  3. University of Evansville 68
  4. Belmont University 67
  5. The University of Alabama 67
  6. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 67
  7. University of Mississippi 67
  8. University of San Francisco 67

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brigham Young University 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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