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Drama & Theater Arts at Drake University

Drama & Theater Arts at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and approximately 4,774 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.

Drake Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Drake Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Drake 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 Drake

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

Drake Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Drake University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 12
Acting 9
Theater Arts 7

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 Drake University.

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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