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Art, music & theater at Rutgers–Newark

Rutgers–Newark graduates about 45 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 183rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year452% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.28× the same major nationally
Admit rate71%whole school

Around Rutgers–Newark

Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur, planted, New York, USA
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak) close-up B43Photo: Alouis21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Austrian Pine
B49 Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine) DistancePhoto: Alouis21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Newark, NJ
Dana Library - Rutgers-Newark (55184170250)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)
A23-1-Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)Photo: Sherief Saleh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 30 · Dorm 9 · Student housing 6 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 70
  2. University of Arizona 70
  3. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 70
  4. Quinnipiac University 70
  5. University of Illinois Chicago 69
  6. Oklahoma State University 69
  7. University of Maryland Baltimore County 69
  8. Lawrence University 69

Other strong majors at Rutgers–Newark

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers–Newark 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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