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Art, music & theater at UVA

UVA graduates about 89 art, music & theater majors a year, 2% 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 $55,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally.

84/100Standout#57 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year892% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.32× the same major nationally
Research in the field$762Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

Around UVA

Monroe Hall at the University of Virginia in 2026; home to UVA's College of Arts
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A picture of the staircase at the University of Virginia.
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Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Luther P. Jackson Cultural Center, Drama Building and Theatre Addition, Drama Building and Theatre, Fralin Museum of Art, McIntire Amphitheatre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Oberlin College 84
  2. Boston University 84
  3. Columbia University 84
  4. American University 84
  5. University of Pennsylvania 84
  6. Pepperdine University 84
  7. Duke University 84
  8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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