Drama & Dance Education at Emerson College

What traits are you looking for in a drama education school? To help you decide if Emerson College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's drama education program.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Drama & Dance Education section at the bottom of this page.

Emerson Drama & Dance Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Drama Education
• Master’s Degree in Drama Education

Emerson Drama & Dance Education Rankings

The drama education major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drama & Dance Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Drama Education Student Demographics at Emerson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the drama education majors at Emerson College.

Emerson Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of drama education bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical drama education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Emerson since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in drama education at Emerson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor's in drama education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emerson Drama & Dance Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of drama education master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in drama education each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a drama education master's degree from Emerson, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a master's in drama education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Drama Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in drama education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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 McDonald & Gill under License

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