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Amherst, MA · Theater & drama

Theater & drama at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 22 theater majors a year. That puts it 31st of 642 schools we score for theater, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#31 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year22under 1% of the class
Research in the field$750Ka year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
Waiting for Bernie
Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  2. The University of Oklahoma 89
  3. University of Connecticut 89
  4. CUNY–Hunter College 89
  5. Baylor University 88
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 88
  7. University of Southern California 88
  8. Dartmouth College 88

Other strong majors at UMass Amherst

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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