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Theater Arts at Western Connecticut State University

Theater Arts at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

WestConn Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at WestConn 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 WestConn

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

WestConn Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at WestConn are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Western Connecticut State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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