Drama & Theater Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study drama & theater arts, take a look at what Carnegie Mellon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Theater Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

61% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of theater master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. Carnegie Mellon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	8
Directing & Theatrical Production	7
Playwriting & Screenwriting	5
Costume Design	4

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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