Career Options
With a degree in performing arts, you’ll open doors to an exciting career on stage, in the studio, or leading from behind the scenes.
- Actor
- Casting Director
- Composer
- Conductor
- Director
- Drama Critic
- Lighting Technician
- Music Producer
- Recording Engineer
- Singer
- Stage Manager
- Symphony Performer
Discover Performing Arts Majors and Minors
Pursue your interests with a customizable program that sets you up for success.
Coursework Highlights
Find courses that give you the knowledge and skills to stand out from the pack.
- Advanced Acting: Modern Drama
- Analysis of Contemporary Music
- Ballet, Tap and Jazz courses
- Basic Conducting
- Development of Theater and Drama
- Electronic Music Composition
- History of Musical Theater
- Introduction to Musical Theater Performance
- Introduction to Stage Management
- Live Sound and Concert Recording
Featured Employers
Our graduates land jobs with top employers.
- Broadway Brands
- Carnegie Hall
- Freelance (throughout performing arts industries)
- Motion Picture Corporation of America
- New York Philharmonic Chorus
- NPR
- Paul Taylor Dance Foundation
- P3 Productions
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Theater for Young Audiences/USA
- 300 Entertainment
- United Talent Agency
- Virgin Voyages
I had all kinds of internships and experiences at Syracuse University that ultimately played a role in what I do today. I wanted ideally to travel the world and see places I had never seen, which definitely has happened. I saw music as the access point to all that.
Clubs and Organizations
Learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Make connections to build your resume and your network.
- 20 Watts Magazine
- A Cappella Council
- American Choral Directors Association Collegiate Chapter
- Black Box Players
- Black Celestial Choral Ensemble
- Danceworks
- First Year Players
- United States Institute of Theater Technology
- Women’s Music Network