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Art, music & theater at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 239 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 83rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally.

81/100Standout#83 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year2393% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$390Ka year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2026
Rutgers Zimmerli Art Museum 2026iPhoto: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2026
Rutgers Zimmerli Art Museum 2026bPhoto: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center For Latino Arts And Culture, Zimmerli Art Museum, Art History Annex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 82
  2. Davidson College 82
  3. Rochester Institute of Technology 81
  4. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 81
  5. St. Olaf College 81
  6. Furman University 81
  7. The Ohio State University 80
  8. Virginia Tech 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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