by our College Data Analytics TeamDrama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Emerson College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Emerson is in the top 10% of the country for theater. More specifically it was ranked #37 out of 606 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Emerson.
Part-time undergraduates at Emerson paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,536 | $49,536 |
| Fees | $908 | $908 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,768 | $18,768 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,410 | $3,410 |
Learn more about Emerson tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Theater students who received their bachelor’s degree at Emerson took out an average of $25,911 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,238.
theater who receive their bachelor’s degree from Emerson make an average of $27,126 a year during the early days of their career. That is 32% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Emerson does not offer an online option for its theater bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Emerson Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.7% of the theater students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in theater at Emerson in 2019-2020, 19.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 91 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 49 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 14 |
| Acting | 9 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 6 |
| Musical Theater | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 422 |
| Music | 1 |
View All Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors >
*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.
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