Theater & drama at FIU
FIU graduates about 32 theater majors a year. That puts it 273rd of 642 schools we score for theater, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $34,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where theater happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 34 · Dorm 19 · Library 3 · Arts 2.
Nearby in the theater ranking
Other strong majors at FIU
- Music 81 · #85
- Nursing 80 · #47
- Public policy & social work 80 · #54
- Computer science 79 · #123
- Political science & IR 79 · #140
- History 79 · #120
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares FIU with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.