Theater Arts at West Virginia University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

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.

WVU Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

WVU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WVU Theater Arts Master’s Program

75% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of theater master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from WVU, 100% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in theater.

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

Theatre Literature, History & Criticism

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$52,560

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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