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Theater Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

Theater Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study theater arts, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
  • Master’s Degree in Theater

Columbia Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Theater Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Columbia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Columbia Theater Arts Master’s Program

68% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of theater master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 26
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Theater Grads May Go Into

A degree in theater can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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