by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Playwriting & Screenwriting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Drama & Theater Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Chapman University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in theater, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Chapman was $1,439 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,105 | $35,105 |
theater who receive their master’s degree from Chapman make an average of $21,508 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% lower than the national average of $28,132.
Chapman 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 Chapman Online Learning page.
Women made up around 38.9% of the theater students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.5%.
Around 22.2% of theater master’s degree recipients at Chapman in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Drama & Theater Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to drama and theater arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 59 |
*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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