Drama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Northern Iowa. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in theater, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNI was $759 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $320 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,665 | $19,949 |
Fees | $1,273 | $1,273 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,160 | $9,160 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,396 | $2,396 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNI in Theater walked away with an average of $23,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,238.
The median early career salary of theater students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNI is $20,530 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the UNI 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 UNI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.0% of the theater students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 65.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in theater at UNI in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Theater Arts | 5 |
Theater Design & Technology | 4 |
Acting | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Design & Applied Arts | 36 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 23 |
Music | 26 |
*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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