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Art, music & theater at Western Michigan

Western Michigan graduates about 212 art, music & theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 441st of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

50/100Solid#441 of 668 for art, music & theater →
Graduates a year2126% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0001.02× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%990–1220whole school

Around Western Michigan

WMU Student Center, view of gathering stairs and "heart" from lower level lookin
WMU Student Center interior gathering stairsPhoto: MSwierenga · CC0 · source
Opened in the summer of 2023, Western Michigan University's student center will
WMU Student CenterPhoto: MSwierenga · CC0 · source
The Oaklands
The OaklandsPhoto: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kanley Memorial Chapel on Western Michigan University's main campus in Kalamazoo
Kanley Memorial ChapelPhoto: MSwierenga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Miller Auditorium, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Gilmore Theatre Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 14 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 4 · Dining 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Russell Sage College 51
  2. Campbell University 51
  3. University of California, Merced 51
  4. Appalachian State University 50
  5. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 50
  6. SUNY Oswego 50
  7. The University of Texas–San Antonio 50
  8. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 50

Other strong majors at Western Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Michigan 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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