by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Playwriting & Screenwriting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Drama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Emerson College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Emerson paid an average of $1,296 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $31,104 | $31,104 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
Emerson does not offer an online option for its theater master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Emerson Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.6% of the theater students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.5%.
Around 31.6% of theater master’s degree recipients at Emerson in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 19 |
*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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