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Drama & Theater Arts at Portland State University

Drama & Theater Arts at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Portland State University Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Portland State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 15

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Producers and Directors 1,240 $68,280
Music Directors and Composers 830 $46,000
Writers and Authors 700 $69,050

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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