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Art, music & theater at Queens College

Queens College graduates about 245 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 465th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $41,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×).

48/100Solid#465 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year2457% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$41,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$508Ka year, NSF
Admit rate69%whole school

Around Queens College

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The summitPhoto: Nkabouris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Rosenthal Library, Queens CollegePhoto: MegsCommons · CC BY 4.0 · source
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08-JUL-2022 - UA5546 LGA-ORD (E175 - N209SY) (02)Photo: Simply Aviation · CC BY 4.0 · source
Townsend Harris HS
Townsend Harris HSPhoto: Jellybean100 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Goldstein Theater (GT), Aaron Copland School of Music.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 6 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Dining 1 · Dorm 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Tennessee Technological University 49
  2. Longwood University 49
  3. Molloy University 49
  4. University of Minnesota-Morris 49
  5. Florida International University 48
  6. Sam Houston State University 48
  7. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 48
  8. Maryville University of Saint Louis 48

Other strong majors at Queens College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Queens 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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