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Drama & Theater Arts at Norfolk State University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Norfolk State University

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

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 5,457 students attend the school each year. Of the 708 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University in 2021, 17 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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.

Norfolk State Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Norfolk State Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at Norfolk State 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 Norfolk State 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 Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 115
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 216

Theater Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Norfolk State 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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State 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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