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Drama & Theater Arts at James Madison University

Drama & Theater Arts at James Madison University

If you plan to study drama & theater arts, take a look at what James Madison University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

JMU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at JMU 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 JMU

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

JMU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 69

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 James Madison 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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