Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIC Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

UIC Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UIC 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.

Theater Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

If you plan to be a theater major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	13
Acting	10
Theater Design & Technology	4

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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