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Drama & Theater Arts at DePaul University

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Drama & Theater Arts at DePaul University

If you plan to study drama and theater arts, take a look at what DePaul University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received their master's degree in theater.

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.

DePaul Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Theater

DePaul Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Theater Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

56% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in theater from DePaul in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in theater each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from DePaul, 69% 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 DePaul University with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Producers and Directors 2,950 $77,960
Writers and Authors 1,880 $68,710

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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