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Drama & Theater Arts at Whittier College

Drama & Theater Arts at Whittier College

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

Whittier is located in Whittier, California and approximately 1,564 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.

Whittier Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater

Whittier Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Whittier 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 Whittier

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Whittier College.

Whittier Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Whittier are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Whittier College with a bachelor's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
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 Whittier College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts 9

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 Whittier College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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