Drama & Theater Arts at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying drama and theater arts, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from South Dakota 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.

South Dakota State Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

South Dakota State Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at South Dakota 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
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools	618

Theater Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in theater from South Dakota State. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

South Dakota State also has a doctoral program available in theater. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied Arts

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Choreographers	190	$31,400
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	190	$64,020
Producers and Directors	120	$55,930
Writers and Authors	70	$49,410

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
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.