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2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi

3 Colleges in Mississippi
64 Theater Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in drama & theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for drama & theater arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School

Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Drama & Theater Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Theater
Master's Degrees in Theater

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in Mississippi

The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Mississippi Schools in Theater

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
32 Theater Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you want to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg. A Best Colleges rank of #873 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Southern Miss is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MS
31.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MS

Belhaven University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Jackson. This university ranks 9th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 4 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Belhaven in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MS
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Mississippi University for Women is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 3 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at MUW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 453
Florida 282 656
North Carolina 279 498
Virginia 274 455
Tennessee 269 203
South Carolina 248 175
Kentucky 244 181
Louisiana 242 168
Arkansas 234 97
Alabama 233 147
West Virginia 207 49

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Drama & Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Theater Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 61
Acting 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 182
General Visual & Performing Arts 156
Design & Applied Arts 146
Fine & Studio Arts 130
Arts & Media Management 56
Dance 32
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 3

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