Drama & Theater Arts at Hunter College

If you are interested in studying drama & theater arts, you may want to check out the program at Hunter College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year.

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

Hunter Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Hunter Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Hunter is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drama & 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.

Theater Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Hunter College.

Hunter Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hunter Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theater master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

If you plan to be a theater major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	35
Playwriting & Screenwriting	5

Related Majors

• Dance
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 Hunter College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.