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Art, music & theater at SFA

SFA graduates about 196 art, music & theater majors a year, 9% 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 in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

54/100Solid#398 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1969% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$154Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%970–1160whole school

Around SFA

The Vera Dugas Liberal Arts North building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin St
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 30 (Vera Dugas Liberal Arts NorthPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Tom and Peggy Wright Music Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 34 (Tom and Peggy Wright Music BuPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lumberjack Landing on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogd
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 12 (Lumberjack Landing)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The R.E. McGee Business Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State Univer
Stephen F. Austin State University August 2017 10 (R.E. McGee Business Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music Prepatory Division, The Stone Fort Museum, Ferguson Liberal Arts Building, Liberal Arts North, Griffith Fine Arts Building, Wright Music Building, McKinney Fine Arts Building, Art Building, Art Studio, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Coe College 55
  2. Michigan Technological University 55
  3. California State University–Fullerton 54
  4. San Jose State University 54
  5. University of Wisconsin–Stout 54
  6. East Carolina University 54
  7. Kean University 54
  8. Northern Illinois University 54

Other strong majors at SFA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SFA 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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