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Drama & Theater Arts at SUNY New Paltz

Drama & Theater Arts at SUNY New Paltz

If you are interested in studying drama & theater arts, you may want to check out the program at SUNY New Paltz. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

SUNY New Paltz Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 SUNY New Paltz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 44

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Fashion Designers 7,550 $95,830
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380

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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