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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

15 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Musical Theater is the 489th most popular major in the country with 935 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 150 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 149 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in musical theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality musical theater programs that also have a lower cost than 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 musical theater program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 9 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ouachita Baptist, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ouachita Baptist University is $19,815 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Converse College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Converse College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Converse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Converse is $12,685 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

Full Anderson University South Carolina Musical Theater Report

#5

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brenau, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brenau University is $21,745 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Loyola University New Orleans is $21,486 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Young Harris College

Young Harris, Georgia
#15 in overall quality

Young Harris College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at YHC, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Young Harris College is $17,591 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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#8

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Florida Southern College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Florida Southern also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Southern is $25,646 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#10 in overall quality

Lipscomb University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Lipscomb.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lipscomb University Musical Theater Report

#10

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Shenandoah University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Shenandoah University is $27,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Musical Theater at Shenandoah

#11

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Meredith College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.

Meredith not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Meredith is $23,683 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Meredith College Musical Theater Report

#12

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Samford University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Samford is $29,673 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Samford Musical Theater Report

#13

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#9 in overall quality

The University of Tampa ranked #13 on this year’s Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Tampa is a medium-sized school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 14 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

UT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $30,990 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Musical Theater at The University of Tampa

#14

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Liberty University.

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#15

William Peace University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#14 in overall quality

William Peace University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #15. WPU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WPU is $24,134 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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