I really wanna either do a BA/BFA in the Theatre while majoring in Business as well. Do these colleges seem to match my requirement? I’m not entirely sure 
USC
UCI
Chapman
Cal State Fullerton
Pace Univ.
NYU
UCI
Northwestern
does anyone know about Woodbury univ?
Is there any I missed or should really look into? I’m really into some that are in California as well as New York.
You need to find out what the requirements are for each college the departments are in. A BFA is often 65 (semester) credits on its own. Then you’d need to see what the requirements are for a business degree. You might end up needing an entire extra year to get all the credits.
Agree, it might be a difficult double major to pull off. Look at the requirements for each school for: 1) the school’s core curriculum; 2) the business school’s core curriculum; 3) classes for your chosen business major; and 4) requirements for BA/BFA in Theater and then determine if everything can be done in 4 years.
I suggest you look into Michigan - its theater and business programs are amongst the highest regarded. Also, I agree with others that you consider feasibility and requirements for each school since there is likely little overlap with BFA and Business programs.
Carnegie Mellon University has “BXA Intercollege Degree Programs” that let you combine a degree in Drama from the College of Fine Arts with another major in a different department into one interdisciplinary degree. Options for the other subject vary. While it doesn’t include “business” specifically, it does include Economics, Statistics, Social and Decision Sciences, Computer Science, and many other options.
Which aspect of Theatre are you interested in? I noticed that acting/musical theatre at a lot of schools is set as a conservatory program that does not permit secondary majors. I would check with each school that you are interested in to make sure that the particular majors will be allowed.
@mommyrocks CMU’s BXA program does not include Acting or Musical Theatre, but does include Design, Directing, Dramaturgy, and Production Technology and Management. They don’t appear to have a program tied to the Tepper School of Business (http://www.cmu.edu/interdisciplinary/programs/bcsaprogram.html). It’s also worth noting that less than 1% of the CMU undergrad population participates in the BXA program (maybe 10 students each class). Personally I think they advertise this program far too much given the exceptionally low level of participation,
What you seem to be looking for is a double degree program, not a double major, at least at most schools, and that would normally take 5 years because you would need to meet all the requirements for degrees in two different schools within the university - the business school and whichever school houses the theater program – and at most schools there is very little overlap in requirements. As always, you would have to check with each individual school and call or email if you have questions about what is possible. A business minor may be easier to complete in 4 years along with a BA/BFA.
I don’t know if it’s the same for theater, but at some music schools there is a major and/or minor that includes business type courses called “music industry” or “music business” or “arts administration” or something like that, and such a major/minor is much easier to pair with a music degree because they are all within the school of music and requirements overlap. You might look for that sort of thing at schools with theater programs of interest. I remember during our research I saw one school that has conservatory programs in music, MT and theater and also offers an option of doing a 5th year to get an accelerated Masters in Performing Arts Leadership and Management if certain courses are completed as undergrad electives. I remember another school with a strong performing arts school had a business school with a minor in either music business or performing arts management (or something like that). It’s worth investigating all options and checking all the programs available in both the business schools and performing arts schools at target universities.
I know someone who started college in piano performance but ended up getting a degree in arts administration instead. She did work in that field for a while after college and then found her skills and experience were highly transferable to the non-profit sector more generally so that opened up a lot more career opportunities for her.
Have you checked the Theater Major forum here at CC for ideas? You also can ask about specific programs there.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search?Page=p2&cat=729&adv=1&search=business+double+major
or shoudl you minor in theater?
Take a look at Muhlenberg. If you’re OK with a BA instead of a BFA, a double major in Theatre and Business is very doable. Both merit and theatre scholarships are available as well.
@akashs Northwestern does not have an undergraduate business school
One thing to keep in mind is that some schools such as NYU require separate applications/admissions to their business(Stern) and performing arts(Tisch) schools.
And in NYU’s case, both will be exceedingly competitive as they’re the gems of NYU at the undergrad level and have divergent core requirements(Stern has heavy math/quant requirements, Tisch time consuming performance related requirements) which is likely to extend your undergrad career beyond 4 years.
My LAC(Oberlin) has a special program in which one could double-major in a music performance major in the conservatory and an academic major at the college known as the Double-Degree program. It requires one to apply to and be admitted by both the admission offices of the Conservatory and the College*. It takes A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS to get through the program even with the permitted higher credit loads(equivalent to 6+ regular college classes each semester).
If acting is your interest, NYU (Tisch) requires an audition as part of the admissions. That aydition is just as, if not more important, as your gpa and test scores.
Northwestern doesn’t have an undergraduate b-school but it does offer a Business Institutions minor and Integrated Marketing Communications certificate program that you could combine with a Theatre major. (Also Kellogg certificate programs but those require so many quantitative pre-reqs that do not overlap with a Theatre major that a Theatre major and Kellogg certificate really isn’t feasible in 4 years).
Also, Kellogg offers a MSMS program that would require an extra year (and they would like nontrad liberal arts majors like a theatre major). Finally, with careful scheduling and if you come in with enough AP credits, a Theatre major and econ major in 4 years is possible. Theatre at NU is one of the more competitive majors to get in to, however, and I believe require auditions.
I can’t say about the other colleges. You’d have to check major and major entry requirements (easy with Google now) at those schools.
While one’s GPA/standardized scores are looked at, if Tisch’s audition-centered admission process is similar to ones elite conservatories like Julliard and Oberlin have, the audition is the most important part.
If one’s audition is outstanding even for topflight applicants to such institutions, they do sometimes overlook exceedingly low GPA/scores though no applicant should count on it when applying.
And it goes without saying that if your audition didn’t go well or otherwise doesn’t stand out from what is an exceedingly competitive pool as would be the case at Tisch, even a 4.0+/1600 CR+Math/36 on the ACT won’t get you admitted.
While Michigan has both business and theater, both programs are extremely competitive admits in their own right and Michigan because it is so large, is not a school known for flexibility in curriculum. One of my daughter’s friends transferred out of Michigan Honors to Brown because she felt so constrained by Michigan’s requirements.
@cobrat…Actually, Tisch admissions does not work similarly to some other conservatories. NYU/Tisch weights auditions 50% of the admissions decision and weights academics 50% of the admissions decision. Of course, if you don’t pass must in the audition, it won’t matter how great of a student you are. But to be admitted to Tisch, you have to pass both hurdles. At many other programs, the audition counts more than academics, but not so at Tisch.
I say this as a parent of an NYU/Tisch drama grad, as well as a college counselor who has advised numerous theater majors with their college admissions process.
Shenandoah offers a 5th year for BFAs that earns a Masters in some sort of Arts Business Administration. It looks like an interesting program.