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Drama & Theater Arts at Wellesley College

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Drama & Theater Arts at Wellesley College

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

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Wellesley.

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.

Wellesley Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Wellesley Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Wellesley performed in these rankings.

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 Wellesley 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
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 56
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 491
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 601
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 732

Theater Student Demographics at Wellesley

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

Wellesley Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
The theater program at Wellesley awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Wellesley 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 Wellesley College with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wellesley 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 MA, the home state for Wellesley College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Producers and Directors 3,250 $70,480
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

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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