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Drama & Theater Arts at Texas State University

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Drama & Theater Arts at Texas State University

If you plan to study drama and theater arts, take a look at what Texas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students received a bachelor's degree in theater from Texas State.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks theater programs across the country. The following shows how Texas State performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 145

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

Earnings of Texas State Theater Graduates

The median salary of theater students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $28,428. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 30% higher than the national average of $21,886 for all theater bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

59% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 88
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Texas State Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 theater students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in theater each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Texas State, 83% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Texas State 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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