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Art, music & theater at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University graduates about 599 art, music & theater majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 120th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $14 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

76/100Strong#120 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year59912% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$14Ma year, NSF
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1290whole school

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: James W. Black Music Center, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, Grace Street Theater, Shafer Street Playhouse, 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.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Stevens Institute of Technology 77
  2. Santa Clara University 77
  3. The University of the South 77
  4. Washington and Lee University 77
  5. Purdue University–Main Campus 76
  6. The College of New Jersey 76
  7. University of Delaware 76
  8. University of Redlands 76

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Commonwealth University 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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