Theater Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Theater Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Theater (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Purdue Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Purdue 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 Purdue

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

Purdue Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,030	$68,070
Producers and Directors	990	$48,300

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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