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Art, music & theater at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 159 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 136th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1593% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Plaza 900 Dining Hall From Ampitheater Seats, University of Missouri
Plaza 900 Dining Hall From Ampitheater Seats, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Music, Fine Arts Building - Art, Fine Arts Building - Music and Drama, Arts and Science Building, Museum Support Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Bucknell University 75
  2. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 74
  3. Ithaca College 74
  4. University of Kansas 74
  5. Clemson University 74
  6. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 74
  7. Spelman College 74
  8. Arizona State University 73

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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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