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Drama & Theater Arts at The New School

Drama & Theater Arts at The New School

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

New School University is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,047.

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.

New School University Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

New School University Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at New School University 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 New School University

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

New School University Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at New School University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 40
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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 The New School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 44
Musical Theater 24
Acting 11
Playwriting & Screenwriting 2
Directing & Theatrical Production 2

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 New 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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