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Art, music & theater at Washington State University

Washington State University graduates about 56 art, music & theater majors a year. That puts it 221st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year56under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$118Ka year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around Washington State University

00-02-32: campus artwork
00-02-32, campus artwork - panoramioPhoto: David Dugan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
WSU marching band performing pregame at WSU vs. Arizona on September 26, 2026
WSU marching band performing their pregame showPhoto: Antriot · CC0 · source
Has been rung for Cougar Football victories.
I'm tapping the victory bell now located at WSU Alumni Center (36249904973)Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
01-02-14: snow
01-02-14, snow - panoramioPhoto: David Dugan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fine Arts Building, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Kimbrough Music Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 181 · Academic 79 · Dorm 26 · Athletics 14 · Library 3 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. University of Arkansas 66
  2. Miami University–Oxford 66
  3. Kansas State University 66
  4. St. Edward's University 66
  5. University of the Pacific 66
  6. Sacred Heart University 66
  7. Endicott College 66
  8. Duquesne University 66

Other strong majors at Washington State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Washington State 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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