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Art, music & theater at Old Dominion

Old Dominion graduates about 90 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 359th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year903% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$118Ka year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1250whole school

Around Old Dominion

B.A.L is the tallest building on campus
Batten Arts and Letters buildingPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion University. Formerly the Robert M. Hughes Memorial L
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion UniversityPhoto: Packer1028 · CC0 · source
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University Center
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University CenterPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Home to the Old Dominion Monarchs footba
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium - Old DominionPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Barry Art Museum, Stables Theatre, Strome Entrepreneurial Center and Visual Arts Building, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Goode Theatre, Hixon Art Studio & Annex, Barry Arts Building, Batten Arts and Letters Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dorm 7 · Arts 4 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Loyola University Maryland 58
  2. Ohio University 57
  3. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 57
  4. Oregon State University 57
  5. Cedarville University 57
  6. Eastern Connecticut State University 57
  7. Oglethorpe University 57
  8. Dillard University 57

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Old Dominion 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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