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Drama & Theater Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Carnegie Mellon University

Every drama and theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in theater.

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

  • 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

63% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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