Art & design at College of Charleston
College of Charleston graduates about 54 art & design majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 364th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $38,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×).
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Where art & design happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Albert Simons Center for the Arts, Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 44 · Student housing 13 · Chapel 9 · Library 2 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the art & design ranking
Other strong majors at College of Charleston
- Accounting 77 · #115
- Communications & media 76 · #171
- Chemistry & biochem 75 · #156
- Languages 75 · #173
- Biology 74 · #200
- English & writing 74 · #178
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares College of Charleston with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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