Art, music & theater at Lamar
Lamar graduates about 46 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 557th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a light program at 41 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.
Where art, music & theater happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Technical Arts IV, Technical Arts V, Art House, James M. "Jimmy" Simmons Music Building, Theater Arts, University Theatre/KVLU, Art, Dishman Art Museum.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 10 · Academic 6 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Dining 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking
Other strong majors at Lamar
- Engineering (all) 47 · #271
- Nursing 45 · #323
- Languages 42 · #391
- Health & pre-med fields 41 · #480
- Public policy & social work 39 · #343
- Communications & media 38 · #503
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lamar 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.