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Art, music & theater at Christopher Newport University

Christopher Newport University graduates about 52 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

65/100Strong#236 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year525% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0001.14× the same major nationally
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1290whole school

Around Christopher Newport University

From an outing at Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University,
PANO-colonnade (41200691204)Photo: Bill Smith from Virginia Beach · CC BY 2.0 · source
From an outing at Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University,
Making a Poiint (41874669812)Photo: Bill Smith from Virginia Beach · CC BY 2.0 · source
The CNU Student's Fall Festival seemed to have something set up for just about e
Skateboarders (8010594041)Photo: Tony Alter from Newport News, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Frank made his rounds to each of these young men but kept coming back to this gu
Frank Found Many New Friends (8010594901)Photo: Tony Alter from Newport News, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center, Ferguson Center for the Arts, Gaines Theatre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 23 · Academic 14 · Arts 5 · Athletics 4 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 65
  2. Florida Southern College 65
  3. Butler University 65
  4. University of Alabama in Huntsville 65
  5. Illinois Wesleyan University 65
  6. Susquehanna University 65
  7. DePauw University 65
  8. University of North Dakota 65

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Christopher Newport 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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