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Art, music & theater at UW–Milwaukee

UW–Milwaukee graduates about 250 art, music & theater majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 369th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year2507% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$126Ka year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UW–Milwaukee

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Protest IMG 6699 (5527120571)Photo: Matt Baran · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Cindy Smock preaching at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Spaights Plaza
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Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens speaking with attendees at the University of Wisc
Charlie Kirk & Candace Owens with attendees (52033439402)Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Inside of the American Geographical Society Library
2025-09-15 American Geographical Society Library 2Photo: Rorr404 · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Theatre Building, Arts Center Lecture Hall, Music Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 36 · Arts 4 · Dorm 4 · Athletics 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Dillard University 57
  2. College of Idaho 57
  3. Saint Michael's College 57
  4. Kent State University 56
  5. Illinois State University 56
  6. University of Memphis 56
  7. California Lutheran University 56
  8. Stevenson University 56

Other strong majors at UW–Milwaukee

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW–Milwaukee 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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