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Art, music & theater at University of Utah

University of Utah graduates about 371 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3717% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1390whole school

Around University of Utah

Imagine Dragons performing at LoveLoud 2018.
Imagine Dragons at LoveLoud 2018 (44222372592)Photo: Ben P L from Provo, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The second phase of construction of the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building at
Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building - east side - Construction (Phase 2) - 25 APhoto: Mangoman88 · CC0 · source
Orson Spencer Hall at the University of Utah.
Orson Spencer Hall 2Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Ms. Allen in 2015
Sheryl AllenPhoto: KMH000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Lassonde Studios, Performing Arts Building, Kingsbury Hall, Price Theatre Arts Building, Film and Media Arts Building, Art Building, Sorenson Arts and Education Complex, Marcia & John Price Museum Building, Tanner Dance Studios, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Marriott Center for Dance, Emma Eccles Jones Fine Arts House.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 266 · Arts 34 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 23 · Student housing 13 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Texas Christian University 85
  2. Barnard College 85
  3. Connecticut College 85
  4. Wake Forest University 85
  5. Oberlin College 84
  6. Boston University 84
  7. Columbia University 84
  8. American University 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Utah 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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