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Art, music & theater at University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland Baltimore County graduates about 131 art, music & theater majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 189th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $39,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

69/100Strong#189 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year1315% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$39,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole 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, music & theater 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, music & theater ranking

  1. Quinnipiac University 70
  2. Rutgers University–Newark 70
  3. University of Illinois Chicago 69
  4. Oklahoma State University 69
  5. Lawrence University 69
  6. Clark University 69
  7. Samford University 69
  8. Meredith College 69

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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, 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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