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Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Montana

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Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana in 2021, 24 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.

UM Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UM Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UM 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in theater from UM. This makes it the #63 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

Theater Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Drama & Theater Arts from UM in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UM Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

33% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in theater from UM in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in theater each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UM, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UM 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Producers and Directors 300 $51,920
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 260 $55,730
Music Directors and Composers 160 $29,100
Writers and Authors 110 $47,440

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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