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Drama & Theater Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Drama & Theater Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - New Brunswick is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Rutgers New Brunswick Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 44

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,070 $90,750
Producers and Directors 1,580 $92,180
Writers and Authors 1,050 $81,160

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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