Mal Malone, MGSA ’24 playing the trombone

Mason Gross School of the Arts

Create Yourself at Mason Gross

Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University–New Brunswick offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, design, filmmaking, music, theater, and visual arts on an inspiring campus closely networked with the local and NYC arts communities. Join a dynamic community of artists who study, teach, create, perform, and exhibit together. Mason Gross gives you myriad opportunities to explore and refine your craft, on campus and in the larger arts community around the region.

Top 25

Best drama schools

The Hollywood Reporter, 2025

300+

Esteemed full- and part-time faculty

Top 25

Film program in North America

Variety, 2024

3:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

Acting Alum Wins Golden Globe

Mason Gross acting alum Sebastian Stan (BFA’05) was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a young President Donald J. Trump in The Apprentice.

In addition to the nomination, Stan took home the Golden Globe for Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, for his turn as an actor grappling with facial disfigurement in the thriller A Different Man. Stan was also nominated in the Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama category, for The Apprentice.

Learn more about Sebastian Stan and watch his acceptance speech at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards below.

Mason Gross acting alum Sebastian Stan (BFA’05) posing with his Golden Globe on the red carpet