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Theater Arts at San Diego State University

Theater Arts at San Diego State University

If you plan to study 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SDSU Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

SDSU Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 SDSU

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

SDSU Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 6
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 21
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

SDSU Theater Arts Master’s Program

88% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of theater master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from SDSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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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