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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kentucky

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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kentucky

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 Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. Of the 5,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 26 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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.

UK Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Theater (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

UK Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UK 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.

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

Theater Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Drama & Theater Arts from UK in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UK 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 790 $76,750
Producers and Directors 770 $60,530
Writers and Authors 280 $54,320

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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