Technical Theatre Theatre Design and Technology

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 153 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3628 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

217

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

111

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

662

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

142

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,489

awards given

Top Schools for Technical Theatre Theatre Design and Technology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Valencia College Orlando, FL	305
2	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	282
3	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	252
4	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	216
5	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	126
6	DePaul University Chicago, IL	102
7	Boston University Boston, MA	96
8	Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO	95
9	Yale University New Haven, CT	87
10	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	78
11	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	69
12	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	63
13	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	54
14	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	51
15	Saint Johns River State College Palatka, FL	51
16	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	48
17	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	48
18	New York University New York, NY	45
19	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	42
20	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	39
21	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	36
22	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	33
23	Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL	33
24	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	33
25	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	30
26	Emerson College Boston, MA	30
27	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	27
28	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	27
29	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	27
30	CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY	27
31	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	24
32	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	24
33	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	24
34	Community College of Denver Denver, CO	24
35	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	24
36	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	24
37	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	24
38	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	24
39	Baylor University Waco, TX	21
40	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	21
41	Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR	21
42	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	20
43	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	18
44	Salem State University Salem, MA	18
45	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	18
46	Elon University Elon, NC	18
47	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	18
48	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	18
49	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	18
50	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	18
51	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	15
52	Keene State College Keene, NH	15
53	Gordon State College Barnesville, GA	15
54	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	15
55	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	15
56	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	15
57	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	15
58	Weber State University Ogden, UT	15
59	Denison University Granville, OH	15
60	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA	14
61	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA	12
62	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	12
63	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	12
64	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	12
65	Casper College Casper, WY	12
66	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	12
67	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	12
68	Yavapai College Prescott, AZ	12
69	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	12
70	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	11
71	MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA	11
72	Ohlone College Fremont, CA	11
73	Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL	11
74	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	10
75	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	10
76	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	9
77	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	9
78	Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ	9
79	Kean University Union, NJ	9
80	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	9
81	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	9
82	North Central College Naperville, IL	9
83	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	9
84	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	9
85	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	9
86	Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ	9
87	Stephens College Columbia, MO	9
88	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	9
89	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	9
90	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	8
91	Husson University Bangor, ME	8
92	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	8
93	Las Positas College Livermore, CA	8
94	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	7
95	Cypress College Cypress, CA	7
96	Parkland College Champaign, IL	7
97	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	6
98	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	6
99	Prince George's Community College Largo, MD	6
100	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	6