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Art & design at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 130 art & design majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally.

92/100Standout#21 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year1302% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$66,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$489Ka year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Stephen Davis speaking with attendees at the Virginia Tech tour stop of "This Is
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Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Dartmouth College 92
  2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 92
  3. University of California, Los Angeles 92
  4. Rhode Island School of Design 92
  5. Brown University 91
  6. Drexel University 91
  7. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  8. Binghamton University–SUNY 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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