by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 3,040 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,344 and $18,964 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 868 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California” ranking analyzed 86 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in drama and theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree theater students.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Theatre of Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hollywood, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. New York Film Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at FIDM Los Angeles
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Siskiyous. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. College of the Siskiyous is a small school located in Weed, California that handed out 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, College of Marin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. This small school is located in Kentfield, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at College of Marin
Citrus College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. Citrus College is located in Glendora, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, West Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Las Positas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livermore, California. It awarded 11 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Laney College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Laney College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Crafton Hills College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. CHC is a medium-sized school located in Yucaipa, California that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Moorpark College is a public institution located in Moorpark, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Moorpark College
Mendocino College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Mendocino College is a small public school situated in Ukiah, California. It awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Mendocino College
Diablo Valley College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. Diablo Valley is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 23 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Long Beach City College
With a ranking of #16, Los Medanos College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. Los Medanos is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, California. It awarded 10 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Los Medanos College
Fresno City College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Fresno City College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Fresno City College
Modesto Junior College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Modesto Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Modesto, California. It awarded 12 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Yuba College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school situated in Marysville, California. It awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at College of the Desert
Academy of Art University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Academy of Art University
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 20 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 12 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Antelope Valley College
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