Theater Arts at Northern Kentucky University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

NKU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 83% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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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