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Drama & Theater Arts at Bennington College

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Drama & Theater Arts at Bennington College

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

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and has a total student population of 799. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bennington College in 2021, 24 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at Bennington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 26
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 194
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 393

Earnings of Bennington Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bennington is $15,302. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,886 for all theater students.

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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

67% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 71% 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bennington also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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