Drama & Theater Arts at Gordon State College

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

Gordon is located in Barnesville, Georgia and approximately 3,231 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.

Gordon Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Theater

Gordon Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Theater Student Demographics at Gordon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Gordon State College.

Gordon Drama & Theater Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of theater associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in theater only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Gordon may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Gordon does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in theater graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gordon State College with a associate's in theater.

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

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gordon State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Design & Technology	3

General Visual & Performing 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 GA, the home state for Gordon State College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Producers and Directors	4,900	$84,570
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,390	$66,740
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260

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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