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 Muhlenberg College. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Muhlenberg is in the top 10% of the country for theater. More specifically it was ranked #45 out of 606 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Muhlenberg.
Part-time undergraduates at Muhlenberg paid an average of $1,585 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,865 | $53,865 |
| Fees | $735 | $735 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,530 | $10,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,781 | $1,781 |
Learn more about Muhlenberg tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Theater students who received their bachelor’s degree at Muhlenberg took out an average of $26,992 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,238.
theater who receive their bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg make an average of $22,602 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in theater in 2019-2020, 65.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Around 5.3% of theater bachelor’s degree recipients at Muhlenberg 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 | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 69 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 75 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 15 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 15 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 11 |
| Music | 10 |
*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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