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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region

217 Ranked Colleges
2,754 Degrees Awarded
$20,644 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southeast region, there were 3,321 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,994 and $23,864 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,754 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 217 colleges that offered 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 217 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

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Greensboro College
Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greensboro College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region. Greensboro College is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 18 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Greensboro College

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Catawba College
Salisbury, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catawba College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. Catawba is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Catawba College

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William Peace University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 217 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Peace University landed the #4 spot on the list. WPU is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Full WPU Drama & Theater Arts Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SCAD Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Visible Music College
Memphis, Tennessee

With a ranking of #6, Visible Music College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Visible Music College Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dillard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Dillard University

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University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama

University of Montevallo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Montevallo is a public institution located in Montevallo, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Montevallo Drama & Theater Arts Report

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LaGrange College
Lagrange, Georgia

LaGrange College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. LaGrange is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lagrange, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full LaGrange Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

With a ranking of #10, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ouachita Baptist Drama & Theater Arts Report

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University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas

University of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Clarksville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Ozarks

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Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana

Centenary College of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Centenary Louisiana is a small school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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.

Full Centenary Louisiana Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia

Shenandoah University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 40 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Shenandoah

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Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia

Hollins University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Hollins

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Young Harris College
Young Harris, Georgia

With a ranking of #15, Young Harris College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 full report on Drama & Theater Arts at YHC

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Brevard College
Brevard, North Carolina

Brevard College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Brevard, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Brevard College

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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia

Southern Virginia University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Virginia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buena Vista, Virginia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at SVU

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Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida

Florida Southern College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Southern College is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida Southern Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Berea College
Berea, Kentucky

Berea College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Berea College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Berea College

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Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Elon University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elon is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 51 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Elon Drama & Theater Arts Report

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of New Orleans ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UNO

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Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Southern College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Birmingham Southern College

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Emory and Henry College
Emory, Virginia

Emory and Henry College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Emory & Henry College

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

With a ranking of #24, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region list. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Winthrop University

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Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Morehouse College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Morehouse College

Rest of the Best 34 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southeast Region

Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Maryville College
Maryville, Tennessee
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Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, North Carolina
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Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
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Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia
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Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia
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Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama
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Reinhardt University
Waleska, Georgia
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Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, Georgia
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Brenau University
Gainesville, Georgia

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