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Art, music & theater at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 549 art, music & theater majors a year, 9% 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 $50,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

58/100Solid#342 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year5499% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$149Ka year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

Fine Arts building at San Francisco State University, California, US
Fine Arts building at San Francisco State University, California, USPhoto: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fine Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

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

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco 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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