Theater Arts at Eastern Illinois University

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying theater arts, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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.

EIU Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

EIU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960

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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