Theater Arts at University of New Orleans

If you are interested in studying theater arts, you may want to check out the program at University of New Orleans. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UNO Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UNO Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UNO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 UNO

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

UNO Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UNO since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UNO are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNO Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in theater each year. UNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UNO, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Producers and Directors	1,300	$56,290
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	490	$61,980

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.