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 Wayne State University. 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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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. The bachelor's program at Wayne State was ranked #369 on College Factual's Best Schools for theater list. It is also ranked #6 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wayne State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wayne State paid an average of $996 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $434 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,024 | $29,894 |
| Fees | $1,605 | $1,605 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,246 | $1,246 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,694 | $10,694 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,068 | $4,068 |
Learn more about Wayne State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Theater students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wayne State took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $23,238.
theater who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wayne State make an average of $24,035 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Online degrees for the Wayne State 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 Wayne State Online Learning page.
About 63.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in theater at Wayne State in 2019-2020, 26.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| 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 | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 21 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 24 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 39 |
| Music | 42 |
*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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