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2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Drama & Dance Education is the 777th most popular major in the country with 263 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 54 drama and dance education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 drama and dance education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and dance education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and dance education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and dance education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Dance Education in the Southeast Region

#1

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s drama education students in 2019-2020.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Drama Education students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Harding University Drama & Dance Education Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students per year to attend East Carolina University.

Full ECU Drama & Dance Education Report

#3

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Columbus State University is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for CSU is $12,058 for southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students.

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#4

Greensboro College

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greensboro College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Greensboro College is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

Greensboro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Greensboro College is $18,764 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Drama Education students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Greensboro College

#5

Columbia College

Columbia, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s drama education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students list, Columbia College South Carolina has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,307 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Drama Education students per year to attend Columbia College.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Columbia College

#6

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

Piedmont College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Piedmont College is located in Demorest, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

Piedmont College also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont College is $18,950 for southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Drama & Dance Education at Piedmont College

#7

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lees - McRae College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lees - McRae College is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

Lees - McRae College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lees - McRae College is $21,024 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Drama Education students.

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#8

Catawba College

Salisbury, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Catawba College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Catawba is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students list, Catawba has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,185 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Drama Education students per year to attend Catawba.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Catawba

#9

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Belmont University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Belmont is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 3 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Belmont University is $35,548 for southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Dance Education at Belmont

#10

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Lipscomb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students list, Lipscomb has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb is $24,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree drama education students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Drama & Dance Education at Lipscomb

#11

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Meredith College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Meredith, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,683 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Drama Education students per year to attend Meredith College.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Meredith Drama & Dance Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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