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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools 150
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 329
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 349
391

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in theater from UIC. This is the #151 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIC Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $18,711. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,886 for all theater students.

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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

44% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater from UIC. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UIC 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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