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Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Wesleyan University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year. Of the 335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2021, 2 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.

VWU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

VWU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at VWU 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
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 403
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 477
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 657
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 816

Theater Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in theater from VWU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in theater.

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

VWU 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

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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