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Art, music & theater at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 459 art, music & theater majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 103rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#103 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year45911% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate66%whole school

Around University of California, Santa Cruz

The Main Stage of UCSC's Theatre Arts Center.
UCSC Main StagePhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Academic Resources Center of UCSC, located just east of the Art Department.
UCSC Academic Resources CenterPhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A Santa Cruz METRO D60LF articulated bus on route 19. Behind it is a Loop Bus op
ScMETRO D60LFPhoto: Rohan-Tuli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Clark Kerr Hall is the administrative center of UCSC.
UCSC Clark Kerr HallPhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Visual Arts Research Facility, Music Center, Senior Studio, Printmaking Studio, Multi-Purpose Studio, Theater Arts Drama Studio/Design & Technology Studio, Faculty Offices, Site Works Studio/Metal Studio, 3D-Intermedia Studio, Figure Studio, Painting Studio, Senior Gallery/Drawing Studio/ 2D Inermedia Studio, Theater Arts Offices, Scene Shop, Dance Studios, Computer Lab.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Student housing 91 · Dorm 46 · Arts 15 · Library 6 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Gettysburg College 79
  2. The College of Wooster 79
  3. Trinity University 79
  4. University of California, Irvine 78
  5. Michigan State University 78
  6. University of California San Diego 78
  7. University of Rochester 78
  8. Hofstra University 78

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz 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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