Theater Arts at Northwestern University

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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
• Master’s Degree in Theater

Northwestern Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Northwestern 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Northwestern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	55
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Northwestern Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in theater each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Directing & Theatrical Production
• Playwriting & Screenwriting

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.