Theater Arts at East Carolina University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

ECU Theater Arts Rankings

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

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

ECU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Producers and Directors	2,330	$73,980

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
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