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Art, music & theater at Montclair State University

Montclair State University graduates about 391 art, music & theater majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 282nd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

61/100Solid#282 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year39111% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%950–1200whole school

Around Montclair State University

"College Hall" at Montclair State University
College Hall at Montclair StatePhoto: Shane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Morehead Hall at Montclair State University taken 5/6/21
Morehead HallPhoto: Shane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
MSU's School of Communications Building taken 5/6/21
School of CommunicationsPhoto: Shane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Harry Partch's New Kithara I, a string instrument playing in just intonation. Ph
New Kithara IPhoto: HorsePunchKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Alexander Kasser Theater, Memorial Auditorium.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Dorm 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Dining 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of St. Thomas (MN) 62
  2. St. Mary's College of Maryland 62
  3. New Jersey Institute of Technology 62
  4. University of North Texas 61
  5. Towson University 61
  6. SUNY Fredonia 61
  7. Champlain College 61
  8. Baldwin Wallace University 61

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Montclair State University 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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