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Theater Arts at Texas State University

Theater Arts at Texas State University

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

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 Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Texas State Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

Texas State Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
50% 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 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 5
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 55
White 75
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Texas State 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 34% men graduate in theater each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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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.

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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

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

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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