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Drama & Theater Arts at San Diego State University

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Drama & Theater Arts at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 55 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.

SDSU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

SDSU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at SDSU 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in theater from SDSU. This makes it the #63 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Theater Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $23,178. This is 6% higher than $21,886, which is the national average for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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Theater Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in theater from SDSU in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 19
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SDSU Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

78% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 theater majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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In the theater master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SDSU 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 San Diego State 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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