Drama & Theater Arts at Baylor University

If you plan to study drama & theater arts, take a look at what Baylor University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 students attend the school each year.

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

Baylor Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
• Master’s Degree in Theater

Baylor Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Baylor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drama & 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 Baylor

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

Baylor Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Baylor are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Baylor University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Baylor Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of theater master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Baylor, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

If you plan to be a theater major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Acting	22
Theater Design & Technology	9
Theater Arts	4

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Music

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.