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 Illinois State University. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Illinois State was ranked #62 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 Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Illinois State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Illinois State paid an average of $768 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $384 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,741 | $19,904 |
| Fees | $2,374 | $2,374 |
| Books and Supplies | $820 | $820 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,850 | $9,850 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,764 | $5,764 |
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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 Illinois State in Theater walked away with an average of $23,500 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 Illinois State is $26,353 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Illinois State does not offer an online option for its theater bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois State Online Learning page.
About 64.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in theater in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Around 25.4% of theater bachelor’s degree recipients at Illinois State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 53 |
| 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 | 71 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 30 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 84 |
| Music | 42 |
| Other Visual Art | 52 |
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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.
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