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Drama & Theater Arts at Yale University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Yale University

Every drama and theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 2021, 7 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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.

Yale Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Yale Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Yale 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
6
Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools 44
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 411
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 612

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in theater from Yale. This makes it the #67 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

Theater Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in theater from Yale. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in theater.

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

Yale Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

75% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 theater majors earned their master's degree from Yale. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Yale 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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Producers and Directors 1,800 $84,900
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,090 $93,250
Writers and Authors 560 $78,440

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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