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Art, music & theater at South Dakota State

South Dakota State graduates about 46 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% 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 $53,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year462% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.02× the same major nationally
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1245whole school

Around South Dakota State

The Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium at South Dakota State University in Brookings, Sout
SDSU Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumPhoto: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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The H. M. Briggs library at SDSU, Brookings, SD,
SDSUHMBriggsLibraryPhoto: Jake DeGroot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Liberty Grove park on the campus of SDSU in Brookings, South Dakota.
SDSU Liberty GrovePhoto: Jake DeGroot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Design Studio, Rotunda for Arts and Sciences, Ag Heritage Museum, South Dakota Art Museum, Lincoln Music Hall, Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Student housing 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Utah State University 58
  2. Rider University 58
  3. Bradley University 58
  4. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 58
  5. Bellarmine University 58
  6. Whitworth University 58
  7. University of Massachusetts–Boston 58
  8. Houghton University 58

Other strong majors at South Dakota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota State 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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