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Art, music & theater at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College graduates about 190 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 331st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

59/100Solid#331 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1906% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$605Ka year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school

Around Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
2016 Brooklyn College Roosevelt HallPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hammarskjold sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, taken outside James Hall at Brooklyn C
Hammarskjold sculpture by Tony RosenthalPhoto: Joeyvandernaald · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
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Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
2016 Brooklyn College LibraryPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts Expansion.

Named buildings on the campus map: Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Earlham College 60
  2. Wabash College 60
  3. Claremont McKenna College 60
  4. California State University, Long Beach 59
  5. Indiana University Indianapolis 59
  6. University of Northern Colorado 59
  7. University of Nevada–Reno 59
  8. Western Connecticut State University 59

Other strong majors at Brooklyn College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brooklyn 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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