Drama & Theater Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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.

UNM Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UNM Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UNM 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.

Theater Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNM Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of theater master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in theater.

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

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	14
Theater Design & Technology	4
Playwriting & Screenwriting	1

Related Majors

• Dance
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Producers and Directors	380	$75,110
Set and Exhibit Designers	120	$50,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	100	$55,430
Writers and Authors	70	$49,460

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
• Image Credit: By PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.