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Art, music & theater at Buffalo State

Buffalo State graduates about 71 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 441st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

50/100Solid#441 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year715% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%940–1178whole school

Around Buffalo State

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E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State College, viewed from the south end of the
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Buffalo State Colelge from drone. Taken under FAA Part 107
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Grover Cleveland Hall at Buffalo State College, viewed from the south.
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Burchfield Penney Art Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 24 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 50
  2. SUNY Oswego 50
  3. The University of Texas–San Antonio 50
  4. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 50
  5. Jacksonville University 50
  6. Louisiana Tech University 50
  7. University of Missouri–St. Louis 50
  8. Anderson University (Indiana) 50

Other strong majors at Buffalo State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Buffalo 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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