2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Drama & Theater Arts is the #37 most popular major in California with 1,548 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 12.1% of all the theater bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama & theater arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying theater.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Loyola Marymount University has taken the #1 spot in this year's drama & theater arts ranking for non-traditional students. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California list.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Marymount is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,981 students take at least one class online at Loyola Marymount. 764 students are part time.
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California State University - Fullerton earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking.
About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 of SFSU students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
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Our rankings recognize San Diego State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego. SDSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California list.
The student loan default rate at SDSU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.
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Chapman University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chapman, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California ranking.
About 0.6% of Chapman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 185 students at Chapman that take at least one class online. 1,064 of Chapman students are attending part time.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Chapman University Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
The student loan default rate at CSUN is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Southern California as the #9 school in this year's rankings. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California rankings.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.
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University of California - Irvine comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population. UC Irvine also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in California list, coming in at #9.
About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. 1,201 students are part time.
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