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Theater & drama at San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University graduates about 34 theater majors a year. That puts it 64th of 642 schools we score for theater, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#64 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year34under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$149Ka year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school

Around San Francisco State University

// Reel-to-rell recorders and magnetic tape by Sameer Verma, San Francisco State
Concord Stereophonic 440 tape recorder (18344803338)Photo: Sameer Verma from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Many students and other people gather here by the truckloads when there is some
Student gathering, San Francisco State University (November 2009)Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · source
Looka em all. S'many.
SF State studentsPhoto: Orin Zebest from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten, January 2025
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Vereinigte Staaten Jan 30, 2025 0Photo: Grandmaster Huon · CC0 · source

Where theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 7 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. Tufts University 83
  2. Swarthmore College 83
  3. Amherst College 83
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 83
  5. Pepperdine University 83
  6. George Mason University 82
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara 82
  8. Washington University in St. Louis 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Francisco State University with every school we score in theater. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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