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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Texas, there were 982 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,024 and $22,488 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 757 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Seguin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Texas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 32 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Abilene Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Abilene Christian is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trinity University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
West Texas A&M University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
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University of North Texas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 70 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Baylor University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Austin College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 77 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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Howard Payne University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. Howard Payne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 1 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.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. McMurray University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Dallas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 3 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%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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