Drama & Theater Arts at Emerson College
Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Emerson.
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.
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Emerson Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
- Master’s Degree in Theater
Emerson Drama & Theater Arts Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at Emerson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The theater major at Emerson 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 9 |
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools | 10 |
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools | 12 |
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools | 13 |
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 14 |
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools | 25 |
42 | |
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools | 83 |
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 103 |
151 | |
168 | |
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools | 370 |
In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in theater from Emerson. This makes it the #12 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of Emerson Theater Graduates
The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emerson is $22,766. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.
Theater Student Demographics at Emerson
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Emerson College.
Emerson Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program
About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Emerson 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 Emerson College with a bachelor's in theater.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
White | 86 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Emerson Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program
In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a master's in theater.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Emerson also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MA, the home state for Emerson College.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
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Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 6,190 | $99,540 |
Producers and Directors | 3,250 | $70,480 |
Writers and Authors | 1,490 | $70,000 |
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 McDonald & Gill under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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