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Art, music & theater at William & Mary

William & Mary graduates about 43 art, music & theater majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 88th of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 80 out of 100.

Graduates a year433% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$30,000
Admit rate34%whole school
SAT middle 50%1375–1520whole school

Around William & Mary

The former home of the music department at William & Mary
Ewell Hall - music department entrance table and bulletin boardsPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Back of Tucker, edge of Monroe, wall, W&M old campusPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Sunken Gardens at the College of William and Mary in the snow
The Sunken Gardens at the College of William and Mary in the snow (3502134828)Photo: benuski from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
The Sunken Gardens (5170848264)Photo: Lane 4 Imaging from Northern Virginia, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Muscarelle Museum of Art, Music Arts Center, Ceramics Studio.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 60 · Academic 39 · Athletics 5 · Student housing 2 · Dining 2 · Fraternity or sorority house 2.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Virginia Tech 80
  2. Baylor University 80
  3. University of Connecticut 80
  4. Boston College 80
  5. The Catholic University of America 80
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 79
  7. University of Iowa 79
  8. Southern Methodist University 79

Other strong majors at William & Mary

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares William & Mary 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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