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Northampton, MA · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 62 art, music & theater majors a year, 10% 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 $43,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#38 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year6210% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$302Ka year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1520whole school

Around Smith College

Dam at Smith College.
Smith College damPhoto: ktr101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the
Alumnae Gymnasium (Smith College)Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smith Alumnae Gymnasium, Smith College campus Green St. Northampton
Smith College Gym after1891Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Neilson Library at Smith College in June 2025
Nielson Library at Smith College, June 2025Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Brown Fine Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 8 · Offices 3 · Library 2 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Colgate University 88
  2. Colby College 88
  3. Loyola Marymount University 87
  4. Skidmore College 87
  5. Whitman College 87
  6. Trinity College 87
  7. Reed College 87
  8. The University of Texas–Austin 86

Other strong majors at Smith College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Smith 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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