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Art, music & theater at Brown

Brown graduates about 102 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year1026% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$434Ka year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: List Art Building, What Cheer Garage & Studios, Angell Street Studios, Lindemann Performing Arts Center, Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Morrison-Gerard Chamber Music Studios, Orwig Music Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 46 · Offices 6 · Dining 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Swarthmore College 95
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93
  3. Wesleyan University 93
  4. University of Notre Dame 93
  5. Carleton College 93
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 92
  7. Yale University 92
  8. Hamilton College 92

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brown 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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