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Murfreesboro, TN · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at MTSU

MTSU graduates about 506 art, music & theater majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 412th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year50614% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$869Ka year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1230whole school

Around MTSU

Murfreesboro, TN, USA
Murfreesboro, TN, USA - panoramioPhoto: Chrstservt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Interior photo of Murphy Center on March 1, 2014, during a men's basketball game
MurphyCenter 2014-03-01Photo: Zpb52 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A plaque posted at Murphy Center, explaining how the university received the fun
MurphyCenterFundingPlaquePhoto: Zpb52 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Torre Archirafi, Sicily, Italy, Mount Etna, lemon tree, book cover
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions cover pagePhoto: Qazstem22128 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wright Music Building, Saunders Fine Arts Building, Studio D and E, Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 41 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 12 · Offices 2 · Dining 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Mississippi State University 54
  2. Ramapo College of New Jersey 54
  3. Augustana College 54
  4. Carroll University 54
  5. Kennesaw State University 53
  6. Montana State University 53
  7. University of Hawaii at Manoa 53
  8. Adelphi University 53

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares MTSU 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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