2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama & theater arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying theater.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Florida State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population. Florida State also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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University of Florida comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
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Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. VCU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of New Orleans as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 4,674 students at UNO that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,665 part time students in attendance at UNO.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Louisiana State University is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,086 students at Louisiana State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,959 part time students in attendance at Louisiana State University.
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Our rankings recognize James Madison University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg. JMU also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Radford University. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.
About 1.8% of Radford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.
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Virginia Tech earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region list.
About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. 2,831 students are part time.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Tech Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Florida - Main Campus. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa. USF Tampa also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. 13,938 of USF Tampa students are attending part time.
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Florida International University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. About 22,664 of the students at FIU are attending part time.
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