Theater Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every 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 Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

NWU Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

NWU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at NWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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
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