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Art, music & theater at Georgia State University

Georgia State University graduates about 462 art, music & theater majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 342nd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#342 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year4629% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1250whole school

Around Georgia State University

Arts Humanities Recital Hall, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Fulton County,
Arts Humanities Recital Hall, GSUPhoto: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Picture taken at the Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at GSU, Atlanta
Atlanta GSU Art And Feminism 2016 IMG 0748Photo: Ganeshk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
GSU Auditorium, Atlanta
GSU Auditorium AtlantaPhoto: Keizers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Red Sonja
Red Sonja (cosplayer at Dragon Con 2009, Atlanta)Photo: Jason Azze from Beacon Falls, CT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rialto Center for the Arts, The Theatrical Outfit, Arts & Humanities.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 3 · Dining 3 · Library 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Hanover College 59
  2. Beloit College 59
  3. Sweet Briar College 59
  4. San Francisco State University 58
  5. San Diego State University 58
  6. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 58
  7. Winthrop University 58
  8. Utah State University 58

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia State University 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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