2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
95Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,424Theater Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #70 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 95 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,424 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Theater Arts in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Emory University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in theater arts. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 7 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in theater arts has to look into University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 68 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in theater arts needs to take a look at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 19 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 11 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 114 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 31 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 26 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 69 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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