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Art, music & theater at Oregon State University

Oregon State University graduates about 131 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% 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 $53,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year1312% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.10× the same major nationally
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%1128–1360whole school

Around Oregon State University

Prism Art & Literary Journal Volume CXXXII
Prism Journal V. CXXXIIPhoto: MadMaxQuinnBraly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Peter Betjemann, the inaugural Patricia Valian Reser Director of Arts and Educat
Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts - 52745882828Photo: Oregon State University · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Peter Betjemann, the inaugural Patricia Valian Reser Director of Arts and Educat
Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts - 52745801155Photo: Oregon State University · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Disabled Students Union at OSU's Community Resource Fair.
Disabled Students Union at OSUPhoto: Perrells · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts, LaSells Stewart Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 132 · Student housing 33 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 9 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

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

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oregon State University 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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