Art & design at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University graduates about 380 art & design majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 100th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $14 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where art & design happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 69 · Dorm 18 · Arts 5 · Library 4 · Dining 4 · Athletics 2.
Nearby in the art & design ranking
Other strong majors at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Education 81 · #47
- Health & pre-med fields 80 · #104
- Criminal justice 80 · #61
- Communications & media 78 · #147
- Art, music & theater 78 · #141
- Philosophy & religion 78 · #109
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Commonwealth University with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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