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Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Tech

Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying drama & theater arts, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Tech Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Virginia Tech 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.

Theater Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Virginia Tech Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of theater master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Virginia Tech, 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

If you plan to be a theater major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 31

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 Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Producers and Directors 2,090 $69,750
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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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