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Lawrenceville, NJ · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Rider

Rider graduates about 97 art, music & theater majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 342nd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $41,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year9712% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$41,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1300whole school

Around Rider

Fine Arts Center and Yvonne Theater
Fine Arts Center and Yvonne TheaterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View northwest up the Little Shabakunk Creek above Centennial Lake on the campus
2025-04-20 16 32 09 View northwest up the Little Shabakunk Creek above CentenniaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gill Memorial Chapel at Rider University
Gill Memorial ChapelPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University House at Rider University
University House at Rider UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

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

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 11 · Fraternity or sorority house 5 · Academic 2 · Library 2 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. San Diego State University 58
  2. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 58
  3. Winthrop University 58
  4. Utah State University 58
  5. Bradley University 58
  6. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 58
  7. South Dakota State University 58
  8. Bellarmine University 58

Other strong majors at Rider

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rider 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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