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Art, music & theater at San Jose State University

San Jose State University graduates about 515 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 398th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 54 out of 100.

Graduates a year5157% of the class
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1270whole school

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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Building, Art Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Library 6 · Dining 3 · Athletics 3 · Dorm 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Lake Forest College 55
  2. Coe College 55
  3. Michigan Technological University 55
  4. California State University–Fullerton 54
  5. Stephen F. Austin State University 54
  6. University of Wisconsin–Stout 54
  7. East Carolina University 54
  8. Kean University 54

Other strong majors at San Jose State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Jose 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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