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Theater Arts at George Washington University

Theater Arts at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

GWU Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

GWU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at GWU 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 GWU

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

GWU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at GWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Producers and Directors 2,360 $89,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 490 $100,590

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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