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Theater & drama at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 67 theater majors a year. That puts it 104th of 642 schools we score for theater, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $39,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#104 of 642 for theater →
Graduates a year67under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$39,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

Six YAL activists gathered with Gadsden Flag and beach ball at the University of
YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Professor Tao with his Devoted StudentsPhoto: SATSAT2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
UCLA campus and WestwoodPhoto: Rick Meyer, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCLA Veterans Social 264
UCLA Veterans Social 264 (5715096209)Photo: SupportPDX from Portland, Oregon, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where theater happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the theater ranking

  1. Texas Christian University 77
  2. University of South Carolina 77
  3. Bucknell University 77
  4. Colby College 77
  5. California State University–East Bay 77
  6. Michigan State University 77
  7. University of San Diego 77
  8. St. Olaf College 76

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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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