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Vermillion, SD · Art, music & theater

Art, music & theater at South Dakota

South Dakota graduates about 34 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 248th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $41,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

64/100Solid#248 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year343% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$41,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$490Ka year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1300whole school

Around South Dakota

Exterior of the Shrine to Music museum, at Vermillion, South Dakota, United Stat
Shrine to MusicPhoto: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
University of South Dakota residence hall Coyote Village and sports facility Dak
CoyoteVillagePhoto: Jrobb525 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Sanford Coyote Sports Center on the University of South Dakota campus in Ver
Sanford Coyote Sports Center - University of South Dakota - Vermillion (52445593Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The University of South Dakota's Olson (left) and Micklesen (right) residence ha
USDResidenceHallsPhoto: Jrobb525 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: W. H. Over Museum, National Music Museum, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, College of Arts and Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 11 · Chapel 3 · Student housing 2 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Louisville 64
  2. Long Island University 64
  3. Stony Brook University–SUNY 64
  4. Rutgers University–Camden 64
  5. Indiana Wesleyan University 64
  6. Willamette University 64
  7. Kalamazoo College 64
  8. Whittier College 64

Other strong majors at South Dakota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares South Dakota 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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