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Drama & Theater Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from NWU.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 153
183

Earnings of NWU Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at NWU is $23,014. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

62% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 theater students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NWU, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 69% 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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NWU 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 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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