by our College Data Analytics TeamDrama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at California Institute of the Arts. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at CalArts paid an average of $1,762 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,850 | $52,850 |
| Fees | $616 | $616 |
theater who receive their master’s degree from CalArts make an average of $27,048 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $28,132.
CalArts does not offer an online option for its theater master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CalArts Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.7% of the theater students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 57.5%.
Around 43.3% of theater master’s degree recipients at CalArts in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Design & Technology | 11 |
| Acting | 13 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 3 |
| Costume Design | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 2 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 33 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 16 |
| Music | 35 |
| Arts & Media Management | 7 |
*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.
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