Drama & Theater Arts at San Jose State University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every drama & theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

San Jose State Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at San Jose State 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	16

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 Jose 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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