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Drama & Theater Arts at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Drama & Theater Arts at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Every drama and 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 Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,021 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 27 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.

UNCW Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

UNCW Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at UNCW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at UNCW 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 175
348

Earnings of UNCW Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $21,029. This is less than $21,886, which is the national average of all theater majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Theater Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNCW 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,860 $66,640
Producers and Directors 2,330 $73,980
Writers and Authors 950 $67,250

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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