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Theater Arts at The New School

If you plan to study Theater Arts, consider the program at The New School. Get started with the following essential facts.

The New School is in New York, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 51 theater arts degrees were awarded at The New School.

Studying Online at The New School

Online coursework is an option at The New School. Of 9,068 students, 205 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,454 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Theater Arts graduates at The New School, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Theater Arts graduates at The New School are 80% women (41) and 20% men (10).

Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program at The New School

Of the 41 bachelor’s theater arts graduates at The New School, 85% were women (35) and 15% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at The New School.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	12
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 27% of Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at The New School, below the national average of 35%.*

Theater Arts Master’s Program at The New School

Of the 10 master’s theater arts graduates at The New School, 60% were women (6) and 40% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Theater Arts master’s degree recipients at The New School.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Theater Arts master’s degree recipients at The New School, higher than the national average of 26%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Theater Arts Graduates

Students who finish Theater Arts program at The New School go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Theater Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Media Programming Directors	$90,799
Producers and Directors	$90,515
Talent Directors	$73,937
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$65,049
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	$51,873
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983
Actors	$45,006

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.