The 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 Northern Michigan University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in theater, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northern Michigan University paid an average of $699 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $465 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,882 | $17,504 |
Fees | $796 | $796 |
Books and Supplies | $760 | $760 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,072 | $11,072 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,048 | $2,048 |
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The median early career salary of theater students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University is $21,508 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $20,591.
Northern Michigan University 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 Northern Michigan University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% 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 Northern Michigan University in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Theater Arts | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 14 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 76 |
Music | 2 |
*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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