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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kansas

Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kansas

If you plan to study drama & theater arts, take a look at what University of Kansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

KU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at KU 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 KU

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

KU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in theater.

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

KU Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from KU, 100% 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 Kansas 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 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

The following theater concentations are available at University of Kansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 28

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 590 $66,450
Producers and Directors 500 $56,680
Writers and Authors 260 $62,670
Choreographers 150 $39,830

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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