Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic, technical and dramatic principles and techniques to the communication of dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through technical theatre methods. Includes instruction in set design, lighting design, sound effects, theatre acoustics, scene painting, property management, costume design, and technical direction and production and use of computer applications to support these functions.

Numbers at a glance

284th
Popular nationwide
153
Search Rank on O's List
68
Colleges offer it
577
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
220
Women
357

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
CUNY New York City College of Technology47
University of North Carolina School of the Arts46
SUNY at Purchase College26
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus20
University of Arizona18
Dixie State University11
University of Nevada-Las Vegas11
University of Alaska Anchorage11
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus10
University of New Mexico-Main Campus8
Average public university graduating class: 10 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Savannah College of Art and Design49
California Institute of the Arts22
DePaul University22
Columbia College-Chicago19
Emerson College17
Ithaca College15
Boston University13
University of Southern California12
Denison University10
Cornish College of the Arts9
Average private university graduating class: 7 students.

O's Insights on Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 54% of graduates come from public universities.

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Major Graduates Colleges
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 8,634 703
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