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Theater & drama at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 34 theater majors a year. That puts it 33rd of 642 schools we score for theater, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#33 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year34under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole 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 theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

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 theater ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 89
  2. CUNY–Hunter College 89
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 88
  4. Baylor University 88
  5. University of Southern California 88
  6. Dartmouth College 88
  7. University of Pennsylvania 87
  8. University of Cincinnati 87

Other strong majors at Maryland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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.

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