Theater & drama at LIU
LIU graduates about 50 theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 187th of 642 schools we score for theater, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Where theater happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Little Theatre, Tilles Center For The Performing Arts.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 23 · Dorm 10 · Arts 2 · Library 1 · Dining 1 · Athletics 1.
Nearby in the theater ranking
Other strong majors at LIU
- Nursing 86 · #16
- Health & pre-med fields 83 · #60
- Finance 74 · #105
- Education 73 · #136
- Marketing 73 · #116
- English & writing 72 · #194
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares LIU with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.