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Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

UT Austin Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Theater
  • Doctorate Degree in Theater

UT Austin Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

54% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 theater students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in theater each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UT Austin, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Producers and Directors 5,300 $69,280
Writers and Authors 2,110 $56,680

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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