Drama and Theatre Arts Degree

The drama and theatre arts field of study is focused on performance and performers involved in the process. The term drama comes from the Greek word meaning “action”. Today, a drama performed in a theatre by actors upon a stage before a live audience includes an active mode of production often including music and dance. Get more details below including other South Carolina colleges that offer drama and theatre arts degrees.

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Bob Jones University

1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC

BJU is a four-year private institution that provides training and education opportunities for its students located in and around Greenville. Students may pick from a few areas of study, including:

• Business and Marketing Studies
• Health and Clinical Professions
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Security and Protective Services

Over the previous several years BJU has awarded degrees to more than a thousand students with about 62% of those who start the program complete it. More than 110 different programs are offered at BJU, with a Doctor's degree being the highest degree offered. Some of the more popular programs being offered:

• Business Administration
• Nursing
• Biblical Studies
• Accounting
• Religious Education
• Humanistic Studies

To help support students, Bob Jones University may provide services including:

• Distance learning
• Remedial courses
• Academic counseling for students
• Employing students to lower education costs
• Assistance to find work
• Child care

The last reported accreditation for this school was done by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission. To learn more and get consumer disclosures, please visit bju.edu.

Students Enrolled in the Drama and Theatre Arts Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Bob Jones University has offered the following degree levels for students:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Actors

Description

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, actors employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.6% from 2014 to 2024

Producers

Description

Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, producers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.1% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Columbia, SC
  • Total Employment: 180
  • Average Hourly Rate: $23.62
  • Average Annual Salary: $49130

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other

Description

All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).