Drama & Theater Arts at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 8 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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.

Luther Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Luther Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at Luther 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 Luther 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
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools	21
	40
	52
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools	137
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	395

Theater Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Drama & Theater Arts from Luther in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Luther since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music

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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,110	$80,700
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610
Writers and Authors	470	$50,680
Music Directors and Composers	60	$52,430

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.