by our College Data Analytics TeamDrama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in theater, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Carnegie Mellon was $633 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $885 | $885 |
The median early career salary of theater students who receive their master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon is $38,289 per year. That is 36% higher than the national average of $28,132.
Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon theater master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.3% of the theater students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 57.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in theater at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 29.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 6 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 7 |
| Costume Design | 2 |
| Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 2 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 28 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 6 |
| Music | 24 |
| Arts & Media Management | 58 |
*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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