2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California

Drama & Theater Arts is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #124 out of the 295 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in theater matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of drama and theater arts students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Drama & Theater Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for drama and theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for drama and theater arts students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Davis is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in drama and theater arts. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts in California.

There were about 4 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of California - Davis

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Berkeley is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts in California.

There were approximately 4 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of California - Berkeley

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in drama and theater arts. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts in California.

There were roughly 2 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of California - Los Angeles

3

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Stanford University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts in California.

There were about 2 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from Stanford University

5

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts in California.

There were roughly 1 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of California - Santa Barbara

6

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of California - San Diego

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

$47,558 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of California - Irvine

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	2
Oregon	102	0
Hawaii	53	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Theater Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	9
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	4

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	116
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	19
Fine & Studio Arts	15
Other Visual Art	5
Dance	3
General Visual & Performing Arts	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.