Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

New York City, NY · Private nonprofit · 71 students · Visit Website

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a professional acting conservatory in New York City, known as the birthplace of the Meisner technique. The school offers a rigorous two-year certificate program in professional acting, emphasizing daily scene work, repetition, and foundational technique. Students receive hands-on training through studio practice, integrated instruction in voice, movement, and music, and participation in public performances and an industry showcase.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$10,492/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

29/100

Tuition

$18,400/yr

All Programs at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

1 trade program at Neighborhood Playhouse School, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Theater & Drama
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
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29 $10,492/yr $12,000 10.0x Moderate Large
78 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.