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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master’s in Drama & Theater Arts

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
$39,009 Average Salary

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Theater from UIUC Cost?

$17,912 Average Tuition and Fees

UIUC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIUC was $680 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $525 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $15,016 $27,187
Fees $2,896 $2,896

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Theater From UIUC?

$39,009 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

theater who receive their master’s degree from UIUC make an average of $39,009 a year during the early days of their career. That is 39% higher than the national average of $28,132.

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Does UIUC Offer an Online Master’s in Theater?

Online degrees for the UIUC theater master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.

UIUC Master’s Student Diversity for Theater

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
75.0% Women
31.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 master’s degrees in theater handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.0% of the theater students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 31.3% of theater master’s degree recipients at UIUC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Master’s in Theater Focus Areas at UIUC

Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 16

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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References

*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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