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Art, music & theater at University of Denver

University of Denver graduates about 73 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 75th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally.

82/100Standout#75 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year736% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$119Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1400whole school

Around University of Denver

500px provided description: Brad Bearsheart leads the grand entry at the DU Spri
Brad Bearsheart (116091157)Photo: David Brown Eyes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
One Observatory Park
One Observatory Park 2020-04-24Photo: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Iliff Hall, pictured from the campus of the University of Denver facing the Ilif
Iliff Hall, Iliff School of Theology, 2021Photo: Pbritti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Evans Memorial Chapel's northern exterior, January 2022
North side of Evans Memorial ChapelPhoto: Pbritti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Shwayder Art Building, Nagel Art Studios, Newman Center for the Performing Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 15 · Student housing 7 · Chapel 2 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Drexel University 82
  2. University of Georgia 82
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82
  4. Fordham University 82
  5. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 82
  6. Davidson College 82
  7. Rochester Institute of Technology 81
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 81

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Denver 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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