Drama & Theater Arts at Shenandoah University

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if Shenandoah University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and approximately 4,174 students attend the school each year. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shenandoah University in 2021, 40 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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.

Shenandoah Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Shenandoah Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

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 Shenandoah 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 Schools	67
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools	154

Earnings of Shenandoah Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shenandoah is $22,164. This is 1% higher than $21,886, which is the national average for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

Theater Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Shenandoah since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Dance
• Music

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 VA, the home state for Shenandoah University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Producers and Directors	2,090	$69,750
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.