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Drama & Theater Arts at Rutgers University - Newark

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Drama & Theater Arts at Rutgers University - Newark

If you plan to study drama and theater arts, take a look at what Rutgers University - Newark has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Rutgers Newark.

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 Newark Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Rutgers Newark Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Rutgers Newark performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Rutgers Newark 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
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 297
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 618

How Much Do Theater Graduates from Rutgers Newark Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers Newark is $22,293. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in theater from Rutgers Newark in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 - Newark with a bachelor's in theater.

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

Rutgers Newark also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - Newark.

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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