Art, music & theater at Sam Houston
Sam Houston graduates about 196 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 465th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Sam Houston
Where art, music & theater happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Dana G. Hoyt Fine Arts Building, Music Building (56), University Theater Center (49), Performing Arts Center (50).
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Dorm 23 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.
Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking
Other strong majors at Sam Houston
- Education 48 · #408
- Nursing 44 · #335
- Health & pre-med fields 42 · #472
- Communications & media 42 · #465
- History 37 · #491
- Business & finance 35 · #533
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Sam Houston 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.



