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Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Connecticut State University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Connecticut State University

If you plan to study drama and theater arts, take a look at what Southern Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2021, 8 of them were drama and theater arts majors.

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.

SCSU Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

SCSU Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at SCSU 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 SCSU 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
238
254
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 379
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 395
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools 469
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 484

How Much Do Theater Graduates from SCSU Make?

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $21,464. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $21,886 for all theater students.

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Theater Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater from SCSU. About 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 SCSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SCSU 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Producers and Directors 1,800 $84,900
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,090 $93,250
Writers and Authors 560 $78,440

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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