by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,410 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,214 and $22,828 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 114 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 southwest region master’s degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Texas A&M Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 22 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Texas Tech University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Texas Woman’s University
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full Southern Methodist University Drama & Theater Arts Report
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Texas State University
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baylor University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Baylor University
University of Arizona came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #14, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 masters’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
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