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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from UMBC.

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.

UMBC Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

UMBC Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at UMBC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at UMBC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 218
283
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 299
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 357

How Much Do Theater Graduates from UMBC Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $22,278. This is 2% higher than $21,886, which is the national average for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in theater from UMBC. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UMBC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMBC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,850 $74,160
Producers and Directors 1,590 $78,760
Writers and Authors 920 $75,430

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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