by our College Data Analytics TeamDrama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Oakland 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. The bachelor's program at Oakland was ranked #294 on College Factual's Best Schools for theater list. It is also ranked #5 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Oakland.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Oakland paid an average of $825 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $484 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,520 | $24,735 |
| Books and Supplies | $798 | $798 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,022 | $11,022 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,634 | $2,634 |
Learn more about Oakland 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Oakland in Theater walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,238.
The median early career salary of theater students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oakland is $24,808 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the Oakland 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 Oakland Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% of the theater students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in theater at Oakland in 2019-2020, 10.0% were 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 1 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 7 |
| Acting | 6 |
| Musical Theater | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 1 |
| Dance | 12 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 58 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 26 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 13 |
*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.
