Theater Arts at Wesleyan University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053.

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.

Wesleyan U Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Wesleyan U Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Wesleyan U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Producers and Directors	1,800	$84,900
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250

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
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