Theater Arts at University of Kansas

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every 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 Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

KU Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

KU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at KU 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 KU

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

KU 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 34% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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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