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Art, music & theater at Cornell College

Cornell College graduates about 16 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 412th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $38,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×).

Graduates a year167% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,0000.93× the same major nationally
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1170–1380whole school

Around Cornell College

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Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District
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King Memorial Chapel
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Armstrong Hall of Fine Arts, Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 18 · Chapel 2 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Adelphi University 53
  2. Southern Connecticut State University 53
  3. Seton Hall University 53
  4. Augusta University 53
  5. Portland State University 52
  6. California State University–East Bay 52
  7. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52
  8. Dean College 52

Other strong majors at Cornell College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell College 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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