Theater Arts at Santa Monica College

Every 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 Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 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.

SMC Theater Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Theater

SMC Theater Arts Rankings

Theater Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Theater Arts Associate’s Program

62% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in theater only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in theater graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Theater Design & Technology

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 Santa Monica College.

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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