Drama & Theater Arts at Texas State University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year.

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.

Texas State Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Texas State Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Texas State Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

57% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of theater master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Texas State, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	129
Musical Theater	16

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280
Writers and Authors	2,110	$56,680

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
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