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Art, music & theater at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 177 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 130th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year1772% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.20× the same major nationally
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1360–1520whole school

Around Maryland

Laundry Day performing "FRIENDS" during a concert in August 2024
Laundry Day band in August 2024Photo: Leafy46 · CC0 · source
Photo of the Nyumburu Cultural Center
Nyumburu Cultural CenterPhoto: BethGuay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Purple Line construction
Purple Line construction on UMD campusPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
McKeldin Library. I was informed by a reliable source that this particular peeph
McKeldin Library, UMD, 2023Photo: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tawes Fine Arts Building, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Nyumburu Cultural Center, Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Georgetown University 76
  2. University of Puget Sound 76
  3. Emerson College 75
  4. University of Miami 75
  5. Creighton University 75
  6. Westmont College 75
  7. Bucknell University 75
  8. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 74

Other strong majors at Maryland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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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