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Drama & Theater Arts at George Mason University

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Drama & Theater Arts at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from GMU.

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.

GMU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

GMU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at GMU 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.

Earnings of GMU Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $25,883. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at GMU 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 George Mason 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 3
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

GMU 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Producers and Directors 2,090 $69,750
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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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