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South Hadley, MA · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 68 art, music & theater majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $36,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×).

79/100Strong#95 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year6812% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$36,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$130Ka year, NSF
Admit rate36%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1540whole school

Around Mount Holyoke College

Richard Glenn Gettell Amphitheater, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.
Ampitheatre at Mount Holyoke CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
A remaining pier of a former footbridge on the Mount Holyoke College campus, see
Former bridge pier on Mount Holyoke campus, April 2019Photo: Charles Fulton · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rooke Theatre, Betty Shabazz Cultural Center, Kendall Sports and Dance Complex, Art Building and Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Academic 11 · Arts 4 · Offices 2 · Library 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. The Catholic University of America 80
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 79
  3. University of Iowa 79
  4. Southern Methodist University 79
  5. University of Tulsa 79
  6. Gettysburg College 79
  7. The College of Wooster 79
  8. Trinity University 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mount Holyoke College 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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