by our College Data Analytics TeamDrama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Belmont University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in theater, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. Belmont was ranked #89 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for theater majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for Belmont.
Part-time undergraduates at Belmont paid an average of $1,330 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,310 | $35,310 |
| Fees | $1,720 | $1,720 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,890 | $12,890 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,130 | $5,130 |
Learn more about Belmont tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of theater students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Belmont is $26,715 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the Belmont 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 Belmont Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.3% of the theater students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in theater at Belmont in 2019-2020, 6.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 3 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 3 |
| Acting | 8 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 60 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 50 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 8 |
| Music | 107 |
| Arts & Media Management | 504 |
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*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.
