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Art, music & theater at SMU

SMU graduates about 128 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $31,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#95 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1287% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$31,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

Around SMU

The Owen Arts Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Universit
Southern Methodist University July 2016 142 (Owen Arts Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 058 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 057 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 117 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Meadows Museum, Owens Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 38 · Academic 26 · Dining 10 · Chapel 4 · Athletics 4 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. William & Mary 80
  2. The Catholic University of America 80
  3. University of California, Santa Barbara 79
  4. University of Iowa 79
  5. Mount Holyoke College 79
  6. University of Tulsa 79
  7. Gettysburg College 79
  8. The College of Wooster 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU 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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