Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Cinematography and Film/Video Production (32% of graduates). 6 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 95% of colleges. 75% of faculty are full-time. Spends $26,642 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
220 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 100% of graduates; 5 programs in 1 field awarded at least one.
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.060232% 71Graduates in this field earn $41,000 4 years out
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 50.050225% 55Graduates in this field earn $48,664 4 years out
- Dance, General 50.030117% 38Graduates in this field earn $32,463 4 years out
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 50.050116% 36Graduates in this field earn $48,664 4 years out
- Music Performance, General 50.09039.1% 20Graduates in this field earn $34,022 4 years out
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$48,664 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $21,229
4 years after completion$48,664National median: $39,775Above typical4 years out, Pell: $23,364 · Non-Pell: $36,672(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,500 · 176 graduates, two most recent years combined
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$41,000 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $24,053
4 years after completion$41,000National median: $43,765Below typical4 years out, Pell: $38,068 · Non-Pell: $31,731(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,139 · 149 graduates, two most recent years combined
Music$34,022 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$34,022National median: $42,892Below typical4 years out, Pell: $32,026 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,084 · 53 graduates, two most recent years combined
Dance$32,463 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $14,201
4 years after completion$32,463National median: $39,980Below typicalMedian federal debt: $22,454 · 72 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
$80,930
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
