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Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UIUC Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UIUC Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UIUC 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UIUC Theater Arts Master’s Program

84% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of theater master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UIUC, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Producers and Directors 2,950 $77,960

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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