Art, music & theater at Messiah
Messiah graduates about 39 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 576th of 920 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).
Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking
Other strong majors at Messiah
- Education 64 · #261
- Business & finance 54 · #433
- Health & pre-med fields 54 · #501
- Public policy & social work 54 · #302
- Biology 48 · #591
- English & writing 48 · #522
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Messiah with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, 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.