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Theater Arts at SUNY New Paltz

Theater Arts at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 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.

SUNY New Paltz Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

SUNY New Paltz Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at SUNY New Paltz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 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

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

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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