Drama & Theater Arts at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 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.

Eastern Michigan Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
• Master’s Degree in Theater

Eastern Michigan Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Michigan Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of theater master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

The following theater concentations are available at Eastern Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	28
Theater Design & Technology	8

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Producers and Directors	2,030	$65,910
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180

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
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.