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Drama & Theater Arts at Furman University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year. Of the 780 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in 2021, 5 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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.

Furman Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Furman Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Furman performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Furman 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 456

Theater Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Furman 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 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Furman also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Producers and Directors 920 $57,200
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 800 $61,680

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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