Theater Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

VCU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

VCU Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of theater master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in theater each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from VCU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Producers and Directors	2,090	$69,750

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 user:mentes under License

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