Theater Arts at University of Iowa

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year.

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.

Iowa Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Iowa Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Iowa 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.

Theater Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa Theater Arts Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theater master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,110	$80,700
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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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