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Theater & drama at Florida State

Florida State graduates about 65 theater majors a year. That puts it 17th of 642 schools we score for theater, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year65under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1410whole school

Around Florida State

Entrance to the Traditions Way Garage on the campus of Florida State University
Traditions Way Garage at Florida State UniversityPhoto: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Florida State Athletics wordmark
Florida State Athletics wordmarkPhoto: Florida State University Athletics · Public domain · source
Local call number: PR11954 Title: Joan and Allen Morris Date: 1972 General note:
Joan and Allen Morris (6943788107)Photo: State Library and Archives of Florida · Public domain · source
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/260034 Local call number: TD00066C
Florida State University freshmen getting their mail on campus in Tallahassee, FPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source

Where theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 71 · Student housing 36 · Dorm 24 · Chapel 4 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. New York University 93
  2. Vanderbilt University 92
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 92
  4. University of Utah 92
  5. University of Virginia 91
  6. University of Washington 91
  7. Syracuse University 91
  8. Loyola Marymount University 91

Other strong majors at Florida State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida State 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.

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