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Art, music & theater at UNC

UNC graduates about 110 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 68th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#68 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1102% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$909Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hanes Art Center, Kenan Music Center, Ackland Art Museum, Memorial Hall, Historic Playmakers Theater, Paul Green Theatre, Carolina Basketball Museum.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 84
  2. Bates College 84
  3. The New School 83
  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison 83
  5. University of Chicago 83
  6. Macalester College 83
  7. University of Richmond 83
  8. Princeton University 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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