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Art, music & theater at Georgia

Georgia graduates about 225 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 75th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2253% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0001.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate38%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1420whole school

Around Georgia

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Justin Williams in 2025
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Justin Williams in 2025
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Lipscomb Hall at the University of Georgia
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fine Arts Scenery Workshop, Thomas Street Art Studio, Jewelry & Metalwork Art Studios, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, Fine Arts Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 119 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 6 · Dining 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Richmond 83
  2. Princeton University 83
  3. University of Florida 82
  4. Drexel University 82
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82
  6. Fordham University 82
  7. University of Denver 82
  8. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 82

Other strong majors at Georgia

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia 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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