Theater Arts at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Every theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of theater master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in theater each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in theater.

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

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,860	$66,640
Producers and Directors	2,330	$73,980

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.