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Bakersfield, CA · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at CSU Bakersfield

CSU Bakersfield graduates about 41 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 557th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a light program at 41 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year412% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$205Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Visual Arts, Music Building, Doré Theatre and Todd Madigan Art Gallery, Fine Arts, Media Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 33 · Arts 3 · Offices 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Stockton University 41
  2. Marshall University 41
  3. Lamar University 41
  4. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 41
  5. University of Southern Maine 41
  6. Roanoke College 41
  7. Wright State University 40
  8. Northeastern Illinois University 40

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares CSU Bakersfield 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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