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Theater Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

Theater Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

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 Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 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.

Southern Miss Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Southern Miss are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Southern Miss Theater Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of theater master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Southern Miss, 83% 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 Southern Mississippi with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 660 $62,540
Producers and Directors 290 $44,310

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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