Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #63 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 85 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 712 associate degrees in drama and theater arts to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in theater matters.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking.
While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality drama and theater arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked.
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Plus, you can view our other rankings for drama and theater arts.
Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in California
Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in drama and theater arts. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Associate
You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Santa Monica College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
There were about 37 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at SMC in the most recent year we have data available.
You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Citrus College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in drama and theater arts. Citrus College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Glendora.
There were about 36 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Citrus College in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in an associate degree in drama and theater arts needs to take a look at Moorpark College. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark, Moorpark College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
There were about 30 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Moorpark College in the most recent data year.
Chaffey College is a popular decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in drama and theater arts. Chaffey College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.
There were roughly 28 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Chaffey College in the most recent data year.
College of the Canyons is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.
There were about 24 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at College of the Canyons in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a very large student population.
There were approximately 24 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Fresno City College in the most recent year we have data available.
College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Visalia.
There were about 17 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at College of the Sequoias in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a large student population.
There were about 16 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at MiraCosta College in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Drama & Theater Arts students in California that almost earned our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).