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Art, music & theater at San Diego State University

San Diego State University graduates about 358 art, music & theater majors a year, 4% 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 $37,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#342 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year3584% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$37,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate37%whole school

Around San Diego State University

The Smashing Pumpkins live at the Open Air Theatre in San Diego, September 19, 2
The Smashing Pumpkins live in San Diego 2007-09-19Photo: Travis Rigel Lukas Hornung · CC BY 2.0 · source
Music building on the campus of San Diego State University
MusicBuildingSDSUPhoto: TylerRogers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Image of the Music Building at San Diego State University
Music Building SDSUPhoto: TylerRogers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Front entry to the Open Air Theater at San Diego State University
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air TheaterPhoto: TylerRogers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Open Air Theater, Dramatic Arts, Art South, Professional Studies and Fine Arts, Little Theatre, Art North, Music, SDSU College of Arts & Letters.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 7 · Athletics 6 · Arts 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Beloit College 59
  2. Sweet Briar College 59
  3. San Francisco State University 58
  4. Georgia State University 58
  5. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 58
  6. Winthrop University 58
  7. Utah State University 58
  8. Rider University 58

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego State University 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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