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Art, music & theater at University of Dayton

University of Dayton graduates about 46 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 120th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally.

76/100Strong#120 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year462% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.29× the same major nationally
Research in the field$273Ka year, NSF
Admit rate65%whole school
SAT middle 50%1158–1363whole school

Around University of Dayton

Western side and southern end of St. Mary's Hall, located on University Circle a
St. Mary's Hall, University of DaytonPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
University of Dayton, Immaculate Conception Chapel
University of Dayton, Immaculate Conception Chapel - panoramioPhoto: David J. Wright · CC BY 3.0 · source
The Thomas J. Frericks Center at the University of Dayton in 2022. Building is u
Thomas J. Frericks CenterPhoto: Blervis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Baujan Field at the University of Dayton in Summer 2022.
Baujan Field UDPhoto: Blervis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Art Street Apartments, Art Street, Roger Glass Center for the Arts, Rike Center for Fine Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 29 · Academic 28 · Chapel 4 · Arts 3 · Dorm 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. The College of New Jersey 76
  2. University of Delaware 76
  3. University of Redlands 76
  4. Cornell University 76
  5. Lehigh University 76
  6. Georgetown University 76
  7. University of Puget Sound 76
  8. Emerson College 75

Other strong majors at University of Dayton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Dayton 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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