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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 39 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.

UMCP Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UMCP Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UMCP 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, 5 students received their master’s degree in theater from UMCP. This makes it the #86 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Theater Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $21,114. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,886 for all theater students.

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Theater Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in theater from UMCP. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UMCP Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 theater students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in theater each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UMCP, 80% 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 Maryland - College Park 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 4 students 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 - College Park.

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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