Art, music & theater at Murray State
Murray State graduates about 66 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 577th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a light program at 38 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $37,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×).
Around Murray State
Where art, music & theater happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Visual Arts Building, Old Fine Arts, Lovett Auditorium, Wrather West Kentucky Museum, Price Doyle Fine Arts Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Library 2 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking
Other strong majors at Murray State
- Environmental science 47 · #348
- Health & pre-med fields 45 · #446
- Public policy & social work 42 · #324
- Nursing 41 · #349
- Communications & media 41 · #475
- Education 41 · #477
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Murray State 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.