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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UIUC Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UIUC Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

75% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 theater students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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