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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year. Of the 719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Detroit Mercy in 2021, 5 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.

Detroit Mercy Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Detroit Mercy Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Detroit Mercy 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 Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 618

Theater Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in theater from Detroit Mercy in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in theater.

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

Detroit Mercy 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Producers and Directors 2,030 $65,910
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850
Music Directors and Composers 440 $51,180

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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