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Drama & Theater Arts at California State University - Los Angeles

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Drama & Theater Arts at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 36 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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 State LA Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
  • Master’s Degree in Theater

Cal State LA Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at Cal State LA 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
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 114

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in theater from Cal State LA. This is the #138 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $23,044. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in theater from Cal State LA in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Cal State LA Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The theater program at Cal State LA awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in theater.

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

Cal State LA 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 State University - Los Angeles.

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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