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Art, music & theater at Pitt

Pitt graduates about 86 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 143rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year862% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.17× the same major nationally
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1470whole school

Around Pitt

Plaque commemorating the birth of Marie Curie, and her visit to Pittsburgh
Pitt Curie PlaquePhoto: Coinmac · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Curve
Curve (4859313)Photo: Robbie Sproule from Montreal, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source
The Cathedral of Learning with the sunset on it and a rainbow above in the sky.
RainbowCathyPhoto: Ferp56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Attendees at the University of Pittsburgh "You're Being Brainwashed" tour stop i
You're Being Brainwashed tour attendees (54033473902)Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Building, Frick Fine Arts Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 9 · Chapel 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 73
  2. University of Vermont 73
  3. Binghamton University–SUNY 73
  4. Elon University 73
  5. Marist College 73
  6. Marquette University 73
  7. Lewis & Clark College 73
  8. Hope College 73

Other strong majors at Pitt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pitt 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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