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Theater & drama at NYU

NYU graduates about 418 theater majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 642 schools we score for theater, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#13 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year4186% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1550whole school

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Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. Northeastern University 94
  2. Yale University 94
  3. Columbia University 93
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 93
  5. Vanderbilt University 92
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 92
  7. University of Utah 92
  8. Florida State University 92

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NYU with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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