Acting at California Institute of the Arts

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying acting, you may want to check out the program at California Institute of the Arts. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and approximately 1,166 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Acting section at the bottom of this page.

CalArts Acting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Acting
Master’s Degree in Acting

CalArts Acting Rankings

The acting major at CalArts is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Acting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Acting Student Demographics at CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the acting majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Acting Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of acting bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical acting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at CalArts since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in acting at CalArts are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor's in acting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CalArts Acting Master’s Program

55% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of acting master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in acting each year. CalArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a master's in acting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Acting Grads May Go Into

A degree in acting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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