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2024 Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges in the Southeast Region
174 Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in musical theater, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #426 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of musical theater. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 174 degrees in musical theater during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School

Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of musical theater school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Musical Theater School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Musical Theater Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Musical Theatre

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Musical Theater in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of musical theatre degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Musical Theatre

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
8.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in musical theater needs to look into Shenandoah University. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year.

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
87.5% Growth in Graduates

Lipscomb University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in musical theater. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were about 8 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in musical theater. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA

Every student who is interested in musical theater needs to look into Loyola University New Orleans. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 4 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #811 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.

There were about 9 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Brenau is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Gainesville. This university ranks 24th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 2 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Brenau in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
26.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 19 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at UT in the most recent data year.

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Converse College
Spartanburg, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC

Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 17th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 2 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Converse in the most recent data year.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA

Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were about 3 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
63.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Raleigh, WPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 84th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 11 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at WPU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in musical theater from William Peace University

Best Musical Theater Colleges by State

Explore the best musical theater schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 34
North Carolina 710 37
Georgia 690 14
Virginia 630 27
Tennessee 624 8
South Carolina 530 11
Alabama 500 23
Louisiana 489 4
Arkansas 466 13
West Virginia 410 0

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Musical Theater is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Musical Theatre

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 2,424
Theater Design & Technology 350
Acting 150
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 130
Playwriting & Screenwriting 53
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism 27
Directing & Theatrical Production 9
Costume Design 4

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