by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Musical Theater is the 426th most popular major in the country with 995 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 84 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in musical theater. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their musical theater program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Musical Theater at West Texas A&M University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wayland Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Musical Theater at Wayland Baptist University
With a ranking of #9, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region list. Marshall, Texas 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.
Read more about Musical Theater at East Texas Baptist University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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