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Art, music & theater at GW

GW graduates about 76 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 157th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $35,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#157 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year763% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$35,0000.84× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1490whole school

Around GW

Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
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Washington, D.C.
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Building in Washington, D. C., United States
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Theatre & Dance Studio, Lisner Auditorium, GWU Museum and Textile Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Fashion Institute of Technology 72
  2. Florida State University 72
  3. University of Kentucky 72
  4. University of Missouri–Kansas City 72
  5. Luther College 72
  6. University of Wyoming 72
  7. Wheaton College (MA) 72
  8. Drake University 72

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares GW 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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