Drama & Theater Arts at The Juilliard School

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if The Juilliard School is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

Juilliard is located in New York, New York and approximately 961 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theater

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Theater Student Demographics at Juilliard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at The Juilliard School.

Juilliard Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in theater from Juilliard in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in theater each year. Juilliard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Juilliard, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Music

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 NY, the home state for The Juilliard School.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pmasck under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.