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Drama & Theater Arts at Cornell College

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Drama & Theater Arts at Cornell College

Every drama and 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 Cornell College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and approximately 1,002 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell College.

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.

Cornell College Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Cornell College Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Cornell College 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 65
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 405

Theater Student Demographics at Cornell College

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

Cornell College Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cornell College. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Cornell College 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 Cornell College with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Cornell College 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 IA, the home state for Cornell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,110 $80,700
Producers and Directors 730 $46,610
Writers and Authors 470 $50,680
Music Directors and Composers 60 $52,430

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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