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Art, music & theater at Illinois Wesleyan

Illinois Wesleyan graduates about 48 art, music & theater majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $31,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.78×).

65/100Strong#236 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year4813% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$31,0000.78× the same major nationally
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1120–1330whole school

Around Illinois Wesleyan

Dan Savage speaking at IWU as part of Gender Issues Week. Photo by soundfromwayo
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Shirk Center, Bloomington, IL (view from Emerson Street)
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Sigma Pi: Epsilon Gamma Chapter, Beadles Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: McPherson Theatre, Theatre Arts Annex, The Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art Building, Center for Liberal Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 7 · Arts 3 · Athletics 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Florida Southern College 65
  2. Butler University 65
  3. University of Alabama in Huntsville 65
  4. Christopher Newport University 65
  5. Susquehanna University 65
  6. DePauw University 65
  7. University of North Dakota 65
  8. University of Colorado Denver 64

Other strong majors at Illinois Wesleyan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois Wesleyan 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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