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Drama & Theater Arts at Emory University

Drama & Theater Arts at Emory University

Every drama & 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 Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997.

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.

Emory Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Emory Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Emory 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 Emory

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

Emory Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Emory 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 Emory University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emory University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 7
Playwriting & Screenwriting 2

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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Producers and Directors 4,900 $84,570
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,390 $66,740
Writers and Authors 960 $63,260

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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