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Drama & Theater Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,636. In 2021, 16 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan.

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.

Illinois Wesleyan Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Illinois Wesleyan Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at Illinois Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 117
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 124
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 226
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 373
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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 408
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Earnings of Illinois Wesleyan Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois Wesleyan is $18,075. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,886 for all theater students.

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Theater Student Demographics at Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois Wesleyan 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 IL, the home state for Illinois Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Producers and Directors 2,950 $77,960
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710

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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