by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Theater Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Drama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at East Carolina University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at ECU was ranked #320 on College Factual's Best Schools for theater list. It is also ranked #7 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for ECU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ECU paid an average of $864 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $185 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,452 | $20,729 |
| Fees | $2,787 | $2,787 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,524 | $1,524 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,136 | $10,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,710 | $3,710 |
Learn more about ECU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Theater students who received their bachelor’s degree at ECU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,238.
theater who receive their bachelor’s degree from ECU make an average of $17,745 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% lower than the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the ECU theater bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.
About 62.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in theater in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.0% of the theater bachelor’s degrees at ECU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 8 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 20 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 87 |
| Music | 20 |
View All Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors >
*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.
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