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Drama & Theater Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Drama & Theater Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Every drama & theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at Nebraska Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year.

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.

NWU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

NWU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at NWU 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 NWU

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

NWU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
32% 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 35% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

If you plan to be a theater major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nebraska Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 10
Acting 8
Musical Theater 7
Theater Design & Technology 3
Directing & Theatrical Production 1

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Producers and Directors 560 $51,620
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 440 $70,680
Writers and Authors 220 $45,280
Set and Exhibit Designers 80 $60,430

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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