Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Los Angeles

Every drama & 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 University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UCLA Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UCLA 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCLA Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of theater master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

Drama & Theater Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	87

Related Majors

• Arts & Media Management
• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• Music
• Film, Video & Photographic 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Fashion Designers	6,480	$95,250

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.