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Northwestern University Master’s in Drama & Theater Arts

21 Master's Degrees Awarded
$29,685 Average Salary

Drama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Northwestern University. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Theater from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Theater From Northwestern?

$29,685 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of theater students who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern is $29,685 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $28,132.

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Does Northwestern Offer an Online Master’s in Theater?

Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Master’s Student Diversity for Theater

21 Master's Degrees Awarded
76.2% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 21 master’s degrees in theater handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 76.2% of the theater students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.6% of theater master’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities3

Master’s in Theater Focus Areas at Northwestern

Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Theater Arts7
Playwriting & Screenwriting12
Directing & Theatrical Production2

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts12
Fine & Studio Arts2
Music53
Arts & Media Management58

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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.

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