2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast Region for a Master’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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 304 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular drama and theater arts programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree theater students.
Top 27 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region
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 #1 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 45 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 SCAD Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 34 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Regent University Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Florida State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Mary Baldwin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staunton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mary Baldwin Drama & Theater Arts Report
Out of the 30 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 6 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 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of Alabama landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Alabama Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Drama & Theater Arts at UGA
Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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 FAU
University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 10 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UCF
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Southern Mississippi
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia
University of New Orleans landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UNO Drama & Theater Arts Report
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at VCU
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Florida landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UF
West Virginia University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WVU Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #16, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 93%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Tech
Bob Jones University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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%.
Full Bob Jones University Drama & Theater Arts Report
University of Arkansas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 4 masters’s theater 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 UARK
Hollins University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Hollins University is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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 Hollins
University of Memphis ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Memphis Drama & Theater Arts Report
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Full UNC Greensboro Drama & Theater Arts Report
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Tulane Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #20, Mississippi University for Women did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at MUW
Asbury University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Asbury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Asbury
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