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Old Dominion University

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General (50.0501)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Theater And Dance
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 500501

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1979
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19628114
2019-20848214
2020-21807424
2021-22716611
2022-23655620

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.57134$ 2,324

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.8390




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1913114
2019-2014014
2020-2118624
2021-2211011
2022-2319120
Five Year Summary75883
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0220383843183



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)8649%$19,471$48,197$58,843
2013-14 (8 years)9542%$22,643$38,061$54,786
2016-17 (5 years)10736%$18,869$34,418$50,306
2018-19 (3 years)10044%$11,670$22,614$35,103
2020-21 (18 months)9655%$16,326$24,798$35,402



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-188884.6%$ 17,500$ 25,000$ 29,910$ 37,145
2014-15 to 2018-198484.8%$ 17,112$ 23,317$ 29,121$ 31,000
2015-16 to 2019-207181.6%$ 18,500$ 23,500$ 28,949$ 30,474
2016-17 to 2020-217781.9%$ 19,470$ 25,000$ 31,048$ 34,513
2017-18 to 2021-226681.5%$ 19,500$ 25,960$ 30,050$ 34,513
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-188884.6%$ 18,750$ 27,750$ 36,648$ 45,612
2014-15 to 2018-198484.8%$ 18,000$ 25,801$ 36,044$ 43,747
2015-16 to 2019-207181.6%$ 19,470$ 25,601$ 35,280$ 43,648
2016-17 to 2020-217781.9%$ 20,500$ 29,500$ 37,377$ 45,920
2017-18 to 2021-226681.5%$ 21,500$ 30,772$ 36,344$ 41,225


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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