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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025. Of the 3,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2021, 7 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.

UH Manoa Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UH Manoa Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

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 UH Manoa 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools 102

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in theater from UH Manoa. This makes it the #51 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater from UH Manoa. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Manoa since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UH Manoa Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

91% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The theater program at UH Manoa awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UH Manoa, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 2 students 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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Occupation Jobs in HI Average Salary in HI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 290 $64,940
Music Directors and Composers 160 $51,230
Set and Exhibit Designers 90 $69,860

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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