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Drama & Theater Arts at Loyola Marymount University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Loyola Marymount University

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

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 9,686 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Loyola Marymount.

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.

Loyola Marymount Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Loyola Marymount Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 49

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in theater from Loyola Marymount. This makes it the #48 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Loyola Marymount Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Marymount is $23,556. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Loyola Marymount since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 66
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Loyola Marymount Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The theater program at Loyola Marymount awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in theater each year. Loyola Marymount does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Loyola Marymount, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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