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Drama & Theater Arts at San Jose State University

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Drama & Theater Arts at San Jose State University

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if San Jose State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
39

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in theater from San Jose State. This is the #151 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

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
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Drama & Theater Arts from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

San Jose State 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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