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Drama & Theater Arts at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 theater majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

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 Stony Brook Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
  • Master’s Degree in Theater

SUNY Stony Brook Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at SUNY Stony Brook compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The theater major at SUNY Stony Brook 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
Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools 131
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 384
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 508
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools 909

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in theater from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #80 most popular school for theater master’s degree candidates in the country.

Theater Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 theater majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its theater bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook 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 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SUNY Stony Brook Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 theater students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Stony Brook, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Stony Brook 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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

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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