by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
Musical Theater is the 426th most popular major in the country with 995 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 174 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 171 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in musical theater. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in musical theater.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Peace University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region. William Peace University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 11 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ouachita Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Musical Theater at Ouachita Baptist University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGrange College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Lagrange, Georgia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Birmingham Southern College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Florida Southern College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Elon University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Elon, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Reinhardt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Waleska, Georgia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Mars Hill University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mars Hill University is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Young Harris College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. YHC is located in Young Harris, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about Musical Theater at Anderson University South Carolina
The University of Tampa ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. UT is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Samford University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Mobile landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mobile is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
Converse College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Converse is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Musical Theater at Loyola University New Orleans
With a ranking of #18, Emory and Henry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory and Henry College is a small school located in Emory, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #19, Brenau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Brenau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gainesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Lees - McRae College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Piedmont College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Demorest, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region list. Buckhannon, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Greensboro College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Averett University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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