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Art, music & theater at Skidmore College

Skidmore College graduates about 82 art, music & theater majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 38th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year8214% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.21× the same major nationally
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1460whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dance Center, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saisselin Art Building, Arthur Zankel Music Center, Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 23 · Dorm 13 · Student housing 4 · Arts 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Colorado College 88
  2. Colgate University 88
  3. Colby College 88
  4. Loyola Marymount University 87
  5. Smith College 87
  6. Whitman College 87
  7. Trinity College 87
  8. Reed College 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Skidmore College 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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