Theater Arts at Amherst College

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.

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.

Amherst Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Amherst Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Amherst 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 Amherst

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

Amherst Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

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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