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Drama & Theater Arts at Hofstra University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Hofstra University

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if Hofstra University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 38 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.

Hofstra Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Hofstra Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Hofstra 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.

How Much Do Theater Graduates from Hofstra Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $21,646. This is less than $21,886, which is the national average of all theater majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Theater Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Drama & Theater Arts from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Hofstra 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Fashion Designers 7,550 $95,830
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380

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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