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Art, music & theater at Emerson

Emerson graduates about 402 art, music & theater majors a year, 43% of its graduating class. That puts it 130th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

75/100Strong#130 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year40243% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.14× the same major nationally
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1250–1430whole school

Around Emerson

Lauff performing at the House of Blues Boston in 2016
Lauff MusicPhoto: Hellomrsman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View south along Tyler Street in Boston
2008-03-22 03-23 Boston 121 China TownPhoto: Allie_Caulfield · CC BY 2.0 · source
Section of the Tremont Street Subway (since abandoned) between Boylston and Plea
Pleasant Street BranchPhoto: Boston Transit Commission · Public domain · source
View of the upper portion of "2B"
2 Boylston Place just before sunsetPhoto: LionQueen65 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Modern Theatre Residence Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 9 · Academic 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Dayton 76
  2. Lehigh University 76
  3. Georgetown University 76
  4. University of Puget Sound 76
  5. University of Miami 75
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 75
  7. Creighton University 75
  8. Westmont College 75

Other strong majors at Emerson

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emerson 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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