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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Maryland

12 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$20,987 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 180 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,987 and $20,686 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in drama and theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland”.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Maryland

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St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Mary’s College of Maryland. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland list. SMCM is located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at St Mary’s College of Maryland

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Washington College
Chestertown, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland list. Washington College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chestertown, Maryland. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the #3 spot on the list. Goucher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Goucher College Drama & Theater Arts Report

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McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at McDaniel

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Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Bowie State University

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Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland

Frostburg State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland ranking. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Full Frostburg State University Drama & Theater Arts Report

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 29 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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Towson University
Towson, Maryland

Towson University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Full Towson University Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland

Salisbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Salisbury, Maryland, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

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Stevenson University
Stevenson, Maryland

With a ranking of #10, Stevenson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland list. Stevenson is located in Stevenson, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 39 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Maryland - College Park

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Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Morgan State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maryland ranking. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Morgan State Drama & Theater Arts Report

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