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Art, music & theater at Ohio State

Ohio State graduates about 240 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 88th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.17× 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.

80/100Standout#88 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year2402% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Nicklaus Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 81
  2. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 81
  3. St. Olaf College 81
  4. Furman University 81
  5. Virginia Tech 80
  6. Baylor University 80
  7. University of Connecticut 80
  8. Boston College 80

Other strong majors at Ohio State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio 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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