by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Louisiana, there were 182 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,310 and $23,264 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 153 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in drama and theater arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 32 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 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 Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Loyola University New Orleans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Dillard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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
Centenary College of Louisiana ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Centenary College of Louisiana
Louisiana College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pineville, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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