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Art, music & theater at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 197 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 221st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

66/100Strong#221 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1973% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1280whole school

Around Texas Tech University

Ventral view of a dead adult Helochares maculicollis collected at Tyson Research
Helochares maculicollis 2Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of Texas Tech University and downtown Lubbock, Texas viewed from the TTU
Lubbock from westPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Winter in Lubbock, Texas. The view is looking east towards downtown Lubbock from
Lubbock in winterPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Student Media Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United St
StudentMedia KTXTPhoto: Voltin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Museum of Texas Tech University, International Cultural Center, Art 3D Annex, Art Building, University Theatre, Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research, Music Building, Creative Motion Dance Studio.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Centenary College 67
  2. DePaul University 66
  3. University of South Carolina 66
  4. West Virginia University 66
  5. University of Arkansas 66
  6. Miami University–Oxford 66
  7. Kansas State University 66
  8. St. Edward's University 66

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Tech University 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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