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Art, music & theater at Elmhurst

Elmhurst graduates about 82 art, music & theater majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 539th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $38,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×).

Graduates a year8211% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,0000.81× the same major nationally
Admit rate76%whole school
SAT middle 50%980–1240whole school

Around Elmhurst

Sign and bell at Langhorst Field in Elmhurst, Illinois, US, in March 2026.
Langhorst Field in Elmhurst, Illinois, US 02Photo: SimLibrarian · CC0 · source
Sign and fence at Elmhurst University Cemetery in Elmhurst, Illinois, US, in Mar
Elmhurst University Cemetery in Elmhurst, Illinois, US 01Photo: SimLibrarian · CC0 · source
Chapel in the Snow
Chapel SteeplePhoto: Eberack · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University Mall at Elmhurst University in Illinois, US, in March 2026.
University Mall at Elmhurst University in Illinois, US 02Photo: SimLibrarian · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Accelerator ArtSpace, Mill Theater.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 10 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Indianapolis 43
  2. Presbyterian College 43
  3. Western Carolina University 42
  4. Ferris State University 42
  5. CUNY Lehman College 42
  6. Jacksonville State University 42
  7. Bowie State University 42
  8. University of West Georgia 42

Other strong majors at Elmhurst

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Elmhurst 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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