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Drama & Theater Arts at SUNY at Purchase College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Drama & Theater Arts, you may want to check out the program at SUNY at Purchase College. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY at Purchase College is in Purchase, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 121 drama & theater arts degrees were awarded at SUNY at Purchase College.

Online & Distance Learning at SUNY at Purchase College

Many students take online classes at SUNY at Purchase College. Among 3,333 students, 29 (1%) studied exclusively online and 765 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Drama & Theater Arts Graduates from SUNY at Purchase College

Students who complete SUNY at Purchase College’s Drama & Theater Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,288
2 years	$26,482
3 years	$36,161
4 years	$33,861
5 years	$42,645

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Drama & Theater Arts graduates from SUNY at Purchase College earn a median of $33,861, compared with $35,596 for all SUNY at Purchase College graduates — about 5% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Drama & Theater Arts graduates from SUNY at Purchase College comes in at $26,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Drama & Theater Arts graduates at SUNY at Purchase College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Drama & Theater Arts graduates at SUNY at Purchase College are 55% women (67) and 45% men (54).

Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program at SUNY at Purchase College

Among the 121 bachelor’s drama & theater arts graduates at SUNY at Purchase College, 55% were women (67) and 45% were men (54).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	70
Hispanic / Latino	30
Black / African American	15
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 40% of Drama & Theater Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at SUNY at Purchase College, above 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 SUNY at Purchase College

The Drama & Theater Arts program at SUNY at Purchase College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Theater Arts	36
Theater Design & Technology	22
Playwriting & Screenwriting	37
Acting	15
Musical Theater	11

Highest-Paying Careers for Drama & Theater Arts Graduates

Students who finish Drama & Theater Arts program at SUNY at Purchase College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying 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.