Drama & Theater Arts at Swarthmore College

Every drama and theater arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the theater program at Swarthmore College stacks up to those at other schools.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Swarthmore.

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.

Swarthmore Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Swarthmore Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the theater progam at Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore 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 Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Schools	206
Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	458

Theater Student Demographics at Swarthmore

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in theater from Swarthmore in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Swarthmore since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Dance
• Other Visual Art
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	5,050	$80,740
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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 Nelson Pavlosky under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.