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Drama & Theater Arts at Bennington College

Drama & Theater Arts at Bennington College

Every drama & theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at Bennington College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and has a total student population of 799.

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.

Bennington Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Bennington Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Bennington 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 Bennington

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

Bennington Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Bennington 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 Bennington College with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bennington College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 20
Playwriting & Screenwriting 2
Theater Design & Technology 1
Directing & Theatrical Production 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 VT, the home state for Bennington College.

Occupation Jobs in VT Average Salary in VT
Producers and Directors 290 $58,760
Writers and Authors 170 $62,260
Music Directors and Composers 40 $56,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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