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Art, music & theater at NC Central

NC Central graduates about 33 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 501st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

45/100Solid#501 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year333% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0001.02× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%810–1130whole school

Around NC Central

2008 Gillig Low Floor [806] operating on GoDurham's 8 route
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The entrance of New Residence Hall I at North Carolina Central University in Dur
2008-07-25 NCCU New Residence Hall I entrancePhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A parabolic antenna at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Caroli
2008-07-25 Satellite dish at NCCUPhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A Chevrolet Impala serving as an NCCU campus police cruiser in Durham, North Car
2008-07-25 NCCU Chevy Impala police carPhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Art Museum, Edwards Music Hall, Fine Arts Building, B. N. Duke Auditorium.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 11 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 5 · Arts 3 · Offices 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi 45
  2. Flagler College 45
  3. Georgia College & State University 45
  4. Western Illinois University 45
  5. Winona State University 45
  6. Frostburg State University 45
  7. Nova Southeastern University 45
  8. Austin College 45

Other strong majors at NC Central

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NC Central 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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