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Art, music & theater at NM State

NM State graduates about 76 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 516th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a light program at 44 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $34,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×).

Graduates a year763% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$34,0000.79× the same major nationally
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around NM State

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Foster Hall NMSUPhoto: Jerri Wells · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
London rocket (Sisymbrium irio) in the United States
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Where art, music & theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 18 · Fraternity or sorority house 2 · Dorm 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 44
  2. Oakland University 44
  3. Wichita State University 44
  4. East Texas A&M University 44
  5. Minnesota State University–Mankato 44
  6. University of Akron 44
  7. Morgan State University 44
  8. Robert Morris University 44

Other strong majors at NM State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NM 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.

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