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Acting at Emerson College

If you plan to study Acting, take a look at what Emerson College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emerson College is in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 14 acting graduations were recorded at Emerson College.

Studying Online at Emerson College

Many students take online classes at Emerson College. Among 5,263 students, 599 (11%) studied exclusively online and 533 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Acting graduates at Emerson College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Acting graduates at Emerson College are 57% women (8) and 43% men (6).

Acting Bachelor’s Program at Emerson College

Among the 14 bachelor’s acting graduates at Emerson College, 57% were women (8) and 43% were men (6).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	3
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 29% of Acting bachelor’s degree recipients at Emerson College, below the national average of 31%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Acting Graduates

Students who finish Acting program at Emerson College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Acting majors, 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.