Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington

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 The University of Texas at Arlington stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. Of the 8,852 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2021, 42 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.

UT Arlington Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

UT Arlington Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at UT Arlington 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 UT Arlington 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
	194
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	267

Earnings of UT Arlington Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $20,329. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,886 for all theater students.

Theater Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UT Arlington are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Arlington 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
• Design & Applied Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.