Musical Theater is a concentration offered under the drama and theater arts major at Western Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in musical theatre, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $504 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,094 | $15,118 |
Fees | $923 | $923 |
Books and Supplies | $987 | $987 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,567 | $10,567 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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WMU does not offer an online option for its musical theatre bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.
About 56.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in musical theatre in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in musical theatre at WMU in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Theater Design & Technology | 12 |
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism | 6 |
Acting | 10 |
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | 2 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.