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Drama & Theater Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

Drama & Theater Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

If you plan to study drama & theater arts, take a look at what Savannah College of Art and Design has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and has a total student population of 14,265.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Drama & Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SCAD Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
  • Master’s Degree in Theater

SCAD Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

Theater Student Demographics at SCAD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Savannah College of Art and Design.

SCAD Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

63% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of theater master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in theater each year. SCAD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a theater master's degree from SCAD, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a master's in theater.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 36
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

If you plan to be a theater major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Savannah College of Art and Design. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Theater Design & Technology 25
Theater Arts 10
Playwriting & Screenwriting 10

Careers That Theater Grads May Go Into

A degree in theater can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Savannah College of Art and Design.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Producers and Directors 4,900 $84,570
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,390 $66,740
Writers and Authors 960 $63,260

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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