by our College Data Analytics TeamDrama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Syracuse University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. Syracuse is in the top 10% of the country for theater. More specifically it was ranked #47 out of 606 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #9 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Syracuse.
Part-time undergraduates at Syracuse paid an average of $2,363 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 | $53,432 | $53,432 |
| Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,564 | $1,564 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,356 | $16,356 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,806 | $1,806 |
Learn more about Syracuse tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Theater students who received their bachelor’s degree at Syracuse took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,238.
theater who receive their bachelor’s degree from Syracuse make an average of $24,562 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Syracuse 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 Syracuse Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.7% of the theater students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 65.2%.
Around 28.4% of theater bachelor’s degree recipients at Syracuse in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 9 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 3 |
| Acting | 25 |
| Musical Theater | 23 |
| Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 98 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 63 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 38 |
| Music | 14 |
| Arts & Media Management | 40 |
*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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