Drama & Theater Arts at The Juilliard School

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if The Juilliard School is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

Juilliard is located in New York, New York and approximately 961 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.

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
• Master’s Degree in Theater

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Juilliard 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 Juilliard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at The Juilliard School.

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 The Juilliard School with a bachelor's in theater.

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

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of theater master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. Juilliard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Juilliard, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Juilliard School with a master's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The Juilliard School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Acting	18
Playwriting & Screenwriting	4

Related Majors

• Dance
• Music

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 NY, the home state for The Juilliard School.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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 Pmasck under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.