Explore what Drama graduates do
Studying a Drama degree cultivates creativity, critical thinking and collaborative skills through practical performance, production and theoretical analysis. You'll develop strong communication and problem-solving abilities, adaptability and cultural awareness. These competencies prepare you for diverse careers in the creative industries, business, media, and beyond.
Drama graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Business Operations and Management
- Creative Industries and Performing Arts
- Education and Teaching
- Marketing, Publishing and Journalism
While these sectors are popular among Drama graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Interested in career options that directly relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring: What can I do with a Drama degree?
Destinations of Exeter Drama graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
Business Operations and Management
- Business Development Executive
- Contact Centre Executive
- Employment Adviser
- Sales Analyst
Creative Industries and Performing Arts
- Actor
- Assistant House Manager
- Casting Assistant
- Runner (Broadcasting)
- Stage Manager
- Talent Agent Assistant
- Technical and Productions Assistant
- Theatre Electrician
- West End Director
Education and Teaching
- Education and Outreach Facilitator
- Support Administrator
- Teacher of Drama
- Teacher (Primary)
- Teacher (Secondary)
IT, Data and Tech
- Data Scientist
- Project Coordinator
- Social Associate
Marketing, Publishing and Journalism
- Account Executive (PR agency)
- Account Manager
- Copywriter
- Marketing and Communications Officer
- Public Relations Officer
- Social Media Manager
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
- BBC
- Chichester Festival Theatre
- Criterion Theatre
- Clearly Education
- Devon County Council
- GingerMay
- Highfield Qualifications
- Net Academy
- Netflix
- TC Communications
- Theatre Royal Windsor
- United Learning
- University of the Arts
- Ministry of Defence
- Missive
- National Trust
- Nuveen
- Red Bull
- Speakers’ Corner
- VCCP
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
Further study related to your discipline
- MA Acting
- MA Film Studies
- MA Performance (Musical Theatre)
- MA Shakespeare Studies
- MA Theatre Lab
- MA Theatre Practice
Further study in other disciplines
- MA Creative Arts in Education
- MA Creative Writing
- MA English Literary Studies
- MA Fine Art/Classical Drawing
- MA Creativity: Innovation and Business Strategy
- MA Social Media and Digital Marketing
- MSc Management
- MSc Psychology (Conversion)
- PGCE Secondary Drama
- PGCE Primary
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2018/19 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2017/18 to 2023/24).