Drama & Theater Arts at Northern Kentucky University

Every drama and 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from NKU.

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.

NKU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

NKU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how NKU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at NKU 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	117
	380

How Much Do Theater Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $18,042. This is less than $21,886, which is the national average of all theater majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Theater Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at NKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NKU also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Music
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	790	$76,750
Producers and Directors	770	$60,530
Writers and Authors	280	$54,320

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
• Image Credit: By Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.