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Acting at Boston University

If you plan to study Acting, consider the program at Boston University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Boston University is in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 acting graduations were recorded at Boston University.

Studying Online at Boston University

Distance learning is available at Boston University. Of 37,737 students, 5,423 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,354 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Acting graduates at Boston University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Acting graduates at Boston University are 42% women (8) and 58% men (11).

Acting Bachelor’s Program at Boston University

Among the 19 bachelor’s acting graduates at Boston University, 42% were women (8) and 58% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Acting bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	3
Asian	1

Minority students account for 32% of Acting bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston University, higher than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Acting Graduates

Those who complete Acting program at Boston University pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Acting graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983
Actors	$45,006

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.