by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Theater Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Drama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Tufts 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for theater majors, Tufts came in at #22. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Tufts.
Part-time undergraduates at Tufts paid an average of $1,985 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,560 | $59,560 |
| Fees | $1,302 | $1,302 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,630 | $15,630 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,508 | $1,508 |
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The median early career salary of theater students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Tufts is $32,569 per year. That is 58% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the Tufts theater bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tufts Online Learning page.
About 44.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in theater in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the theater bachelor’s degrees at Tufts in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 37 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37 |
| Music | 12 |
*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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