Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Santa Barbara

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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.

UCSB Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

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

UCSB Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at UCSB 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in theater, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Theater Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical theater bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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 University of California - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSB Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of theater master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from UCSB, 100% 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 University of California - Santa Barbara with a master's in theater.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
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 University of California - Santa Barbara. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts	36

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 - Santa Barbara.

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
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