Theater Arts at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying 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 has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

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 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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.

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 Theater Arts Master’s Program

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 34% men graduate in theater each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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.

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

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.