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Rochester, NY · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Rochester

Rochester graduates about 174 art, music & theater majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 103rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $35,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×).

78/100Strong#103 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1749% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$35,0000.81× the same major nationally
Research in the field$151Ka year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1390–1540whole school

Around Rochester

Arthur James May room in Wilson Commons at the University of Rochester
UniversityOfRochester2019ArthurJamesMayRoomPhoto: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The 2019 Spring Explorations and Experimental Dances (S.E.E.D.) performance in S
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The 2019 Spring Explorations and Experimental Dances (S.E.E.D.) performance in S
SpurrierHall2019SEEDfPhoto: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
on the River Campus of the en:University of Rochester
URRushRheesAndSibleyHallStatuesChristmasEve2018Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Strong Auditorium, Sloane Performing Arts Center, Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 36 · Student housing 23 · Library 7 · Athletics 7 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of California, Irvine 78
  2. University of California, Santa Cruz 78
  3. Michigan State University 78
  4. University of California San Diego 78
  5. Hofstra University 78
  6. Case Western Reserve University 78
  7. College of the Holy Cross 78
  8. Franklin & Marshall College 78

Other strong majors at Rochester

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rochester 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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