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2024 Best Musical Theater Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
51 Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
Musical Theater is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #426 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for musical theater students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 51 degrees in musical theater to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School

Best Musical Theater Schools in Texas Your choice of musical theater school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for musical theater schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

Associate Degrees in Musical Theatre
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 Texas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Musical Theater in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the musical theatre degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Texas Schools in Musical Theatre

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Texas Christian University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in musical theater. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
31.3% Growth in Graduates

Texas State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in musical theater. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Every student who is interested in musical theater has to look into Sam Houston State University. SHSU is a very large public university located in the town of Huntsville. This university ranks 27th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 6 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
88.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat West Texas A&M University if you wish to pursue a degree in musical theater. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public university located in the fringe town of Canyon. This university ranks 68th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 9 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at West Texas A&M University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in musical theater from West Texas A&M University

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

KD Conservatory is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Dallas.

There were approximately 9 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at KD Conservatory in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in musical theater from KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts

Best Musical Theater Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 11
Oklahoma 565 22

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 787
Acting 77
Theatre and Dance 54
Theater Design & Technology 12
Directing & Theatrical Production 1

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