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Drama & Theater Arts at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Drama & Theater Arts at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from WCUPA.

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.

WCUPA Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

WCUPA Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how WCUPA 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 WCUPA 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 40
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 43

Theater Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The theater program at WCUPA awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at WCUPA are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 5
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WCUPA 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Producers and Directors 2,700 $76,050
Writers and Authors 1,400 $60,140

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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