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Drama & Theater Arts at Berklee College of Music

If you plan to study Drama & Theater Arts, consider the program at Berklee College of Music. Get started with the following essential facts.

Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 63 drama & theater arts degrees were awarded at Berklee College of Music.

Online & Distance Learning at Berklee College of Music

Many students take online classes at Berklee College of Music. Of 8,369 students, 1,790 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,622 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Drama & Theater Arts Rankings at Berklee College of Music

Rankings can help you compare Berklee College of Music’s Drama & Theater Arts program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#7 of 8
Best Value	Massachusetts	#8 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#16 of 18
Best Value	New England (Region)	#18 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#338 of 367
Best Value	Nationwide	#363 of 365

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Drama & Theater Arts graduates from Berklee College of Music stands at $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Drama & Theater Arts graduates at Berklee College of Music, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Drama & Theater Arts graduates at Berklee College of Music are 79% women (50) and 21% men (13).

Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program at Berklee College of Music

Of the 63 bachelor’s drama & theater arts graduates at Berklee College of Music, 79% were women (50) and 21% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Drama & Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Berklee College of Music.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	47
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of Drama & Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Berklee College of Music, below the national average of 34%.*

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

More Specific Drama & Theater Arts Concentrations at Berklee College of Music

This Drama & Theater Arts program at Berklee College of Music offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Directing & Theatrical Production	6
Musical Theater	57

Highest-Paying Careers for Drama & Theater Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Drama & Theater Arts program at Berklee College of Music work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Drama & Theater Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Choreographers	$109,380
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Musicians and Singers	$96,571
Media Programming Directors	$90,799
Producers and Directors	$90,515
Dancers	$74,180
Talent Directors	$73,937
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Music Directors and Composers	$66,915
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$65,049

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.