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Drama & Theater Arts at Northern Arizona University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from NAU.

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.

NAU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

NAU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at NAU 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 NAU 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
173
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 277

Earnings of NAU Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $23,745. This is 8% higher than $21,886, which is the national average for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater from NAU. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at NAU 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 Northern Arizona 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 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NAU 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,770 $83,730
Producers and Directors 1,250 $62,760
Writers and Authors 360 $55,410
Set and Exhibit Designers 170 $39,800

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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