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PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•One of only a handful of schools in the nation offering an undergraduate Wig & Makeup Design concentration
•92% job placement rate within one month of graduation
TRAINING
•Industry-standard materials and techniques from professors at the top of their field
•Covers all areas: design, wig making, period hairstyling, makeup techniques, mold making and prosthetic arts
•First two years include exposure to costume, scenic and lighting technology plus drawing, color and design, hair and makeup history
•Third-fourth years: advanced wig and makeup technology, prosthetics, special effects makeup, and leadership roles as department heads on productions
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Hands-on work in fully staged student-driven productions within drama, dance, film and opera
•Students serve as Assistants to Wig and Makeup Designers, Wig Masters and Heads of Department
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Amelia Bay — Assistant Hair and Makeup Supervisor for The Book of Mormon on Broadway, also worked on Phantom of the Opera, Aladdin, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys
•Michael Ferguson — Hair and Makeup Department Head for Grey House on Broadway
•Amelia Brown and Harley Haberman — wig and makeup team for Broadway's Camelot
Academic info
Snapshot
3.60
Avg GPA (W)
30%
Admit Rate
school-wide
78%
Grad Rate
945
Enrollment
$38,357
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$14,906
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$9,477
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$27,211
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$3,165
$30-48k$7,828
$48-75k$11,491
$75-110k$20,173
$110k+$25,172
Program info updated 3d ago
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•One of only a handful of schools in the nation offering an undergraduate Wig & Makeup Design concentration
•92% job placement rate within one month of graduation
TRAINING
•Industry-standard materials and techniques from professors at the top of their field
•Covers all areas: design, wig making, period hairstyling, makeup techniques, mold making and prosthetic arts
•First two years include exposure to costume, scenic and lighting technology plus drawing, color and design, hair and makeup history
•Third-fourth years: advanced wig and makeup technology, prosthetics, special effects makeup, and leadership roles as department heads on productions
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
•Hands-on work in fully staged student-driven productions within drama, dance, film and opera
•Students serve as Assistants to Wig and Makeup Designers, Wig Masters and Heads of Department
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Amelia Bay — Assistant Hair and Makeup Supervisor for The Book of Mormon on Broadway, also worked on Phantom of the Opera, Aladdin, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys
•Michael Ferguson — Hair and Makeup Department Head for Grey House on Broadway
•Amelia Brown and Harley Haberman — wig and makeup team for Broadway's Camelot
Updated 3d ago
