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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. Of the 9,144 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in 2021, 72 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.

U-M Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

U-M Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at U-M 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.

Earnings of U-M Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $24,105. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in theater from U-M. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

U-M 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Producers and Directors 2,030 $65,910
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850
Music Directors and Composers 440 $51,180

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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