Drama & Theater Arts at Chapman University

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

Chapman is located in Orange, California and approximately 9,761 students attend the school each year.

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.

Chapman Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Chapman Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Chapman 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.

Theater Student Demographics at Chapman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Chapman University.

Chapman Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Chapman since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Chapman 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Chapman Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of theater master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

The following theater concentations are available at Chapman University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Chapman University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Playwriting & Screenwriting	64
Theater Arts	26
Acting	14
Theater Design & Technology	1

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Dance
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

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 Chapman University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.