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Theater & drama at UNC

UNC graduates about 22 theater majors a year. That puts it 77th of 642 schools we score for theater, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $41,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

81/100Standout#77 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year22under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$41,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$909Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Historic Playmakers Theater, Paul Green Theatre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. Wake Forest University 81
  2. Indiana University–Bloomington 81
  3. American University 81
  4. University of California San Diego 81
  5. Colgate University 81
  6. Drexel University 80
  7. Santa Clara University 80
  8. Purdue University–Main Campus 80

Other strong majors at UNC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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