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Drama & Theater Arts at Ithaca College

If you plan to study Drama & Theater Arts, you may want to check out the program at Ithaca College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ithaca College sits in Ithaca, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 64 drama & theater arts degrees were awarded at Ithaca College.

Online & Distance Learning at Ithaca College

Online coursework is an option at Ithaca College. Among 4,767 students, 55 (1%) studied exclusively online and 611 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Drama & Theater Arts Rankings at Ithaca College

These rankings give you a sense of how Ithaca College’s Drama & Theater Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#8 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#16 of 70
Best Value	New York	#26 of 41
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#49 of 68
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#97 of 367
Best Value	Nationwide	#319 of 365

Earnings for Drama & Theater Arts Graduates from Ithaca College

Students who complete Ithaca College’s Drama & Theater Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,736
2 years	$28,133
3 years	$36,201
5 years	$38,424

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Drama & Theater Arts graduates from Ithaca College comes in at $26,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Drama & Theater Arts graduates at Ithaca College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Drama & Theater Arts graduates at Ithaca College are 66% women (42) and 34% men (22).

Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program at Ithaca College

Among the 64 bachelor’s drama & theater arts degrees awarded at Ithaca College, 66% were women (42) and 34% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Drama & Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Ithaca College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	45
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	3
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 25% of Drama & Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Ithaca College, below the national average of 34%.*

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

More Specific Drama & Theater Arts Concentrations at Ithaca College

This Drama & Theater Arts program at Ithaca College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Theater Arts	24
Theater Design & Technology	12
Acting	9
Musical Theater	19

Best-Paid Careers for Drama & Theater Arts Graduates

Those who complete Drama & Theater Arts program at Ithaca College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Drama & Theater Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Choreographers	$109,380
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Musicians and Singers	$96,571
Media Programming Directors	$90,799
Producers and Directors	$90,515
Dancers	$74,180
Talent Directors	$73,937
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Music Directors and Composers	$66,915
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$65,049

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.