by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 97 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $16,581 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. Ouachita Baptist is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 15 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Ozarks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hendrix College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Central Arkansas
University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Arkansas
Henderson State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Henderson State University
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Lyon College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Arkansas list. Lyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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