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Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,308 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2021, 13 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.

SIUE Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

SIUE Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at SIUE compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at SIUE 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
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 20

Earnings of SIUE Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $24,021. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from SIUE. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at SIUE are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Producers and Directors 2,950 $77,960
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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