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Drama & Theater Arts at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study drama and theater arts, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly San Luis Obispo performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drama & Theater Arts. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 8

Theater Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 theater students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Theater Grads May Go Into

A degree in theater 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 Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Fashion Designers 6,480 $95,250

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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