Theater Arts at Ball State University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 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.

Ball State Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Ball State Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Ball State 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 Ball State

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

Ball State Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Ball State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Ball State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$68,070
Producers and Directors	990	$48,300

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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