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Art & design at University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland Baltimore County graduates about 88 art & design majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 166th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

74/100Strong#166 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year883% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1250–1400whole school

Around University of Maryland Baltimore County

Looking at AOK Library from the University Commons on the University of Maryland
Albin Owings Kuhn Library and Gallery (cropped)Photo: Scott218 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, Fine Arts, Performing Arts & Humanities.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 24 · Academic 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 2 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Tufts University 74
  2. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 74
  3. Rowan University 74
  4. Kennesaw State University 74
  5. University of Pittsburgh 74
  6. Montana State University 73
  7. St. Edward's University 73
  8. Illinois State University 73

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Maryland Baltimore County with every school we score in art & design. 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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