Theater Arts at American University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

The American University Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Theater Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Theater Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at American University.

The American University Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Musical Theater

Careers That Theater Grads May Go Into

A degree in theater can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Producers and Directors	2,360	$89,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$100,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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