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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California

7 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$27,799 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California

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Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,525 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree theater students.

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California ranking. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in California list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 129 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 UC Irvine

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