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Coral Gables, FL · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Miami

Miami graduates about 208 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% 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 $36,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×).

75/100Strong#130 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year2087% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$36,0000.84× the same major nationally
Research in the field$175Ka year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

Around Miami

View of Shalala Student Center at the University of Miami.
Shalala Student Center, University of MiamiPhoto: Darkflowerthree · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
photo of the Donna E. Shalala Student Center. To the left is the lakeside patio
Donna E. Shalala Student CenterPhoto: Christinafrancis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gliders from University of Miami
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Anthony Michaels reunites with old buddy and former WWE wrestler, Chris JerichoPhoto: $impleqween15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Weeks Music Library and Technology Center, Weeks Recording Studio, Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, Theatre Arts Building, Frost South Studio Wing, Foster Memorial Music Building, Frost North Studio Wing, Gusman Concert Hall, Knight Center for Music Innovation, Lowe Art Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 9 · Arts 6 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Lehigh University 76
  2. Georgetown University 76
  3. University of Puget Sound 76
  4. Emerson College 75
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 75
  6. Creighton University 75
  7. Westmont College 75
  8. Bucknell University 75

Other strong majors at Miami

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Miami 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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