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Art, music & theater at Indiana

Indiana graduates about 350 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 183rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

70/100Strong#183 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year3505% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1400whole school

Around Indiana

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Eighth Street, 825, India Studies Program, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
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Eighth Street, 816-820, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Front of the Applied Health Science Annex, located at 309 N. Woodlawn Avenue in
Woodlawn Avenue, 309, Applied Health Science Annex, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
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Seventh Street, 809-815, Hutton Honors College, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Luddy Center for Artifical Intelligence, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecure + Design Wood and Metal Shops, Studio Arts Annex, William H. Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Music Addition, IU Auditorium, Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Fine Arts Building, Musical Arts Center, Music East Studio Building, Theatre Studio.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 136 · Dorm 30 · Arts 10 · Athletics 8 · Chapel 5 · Student housing 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. St. Lawrence University 71
  2. University of San Diego 71
  3. Providence College 71
  4. Temple University 70
  5. University of Arizona 70
  6. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 70
  7. Quinnipiac University 70
  8. Rutgers University–Newark 70

Other strong majors at Indiana

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Indiana 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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