2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
6Colleges
335Bachelor's Degrees
$32,162Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 335 bachelor's degrees were awarded to drama & theater arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.6% of all the theater bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in theater. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama & theater arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Virginia Commonwealth University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Virginia that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, VCU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia ranking.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. 5,055 of VCU students are attending part time.
James Madison University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg. JMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia list.
About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Radford University. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Radford has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia ranking.
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. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.
Virginia Tech earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.
Old Dominion University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Old Dominion has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia ranking.
The student loan default rate at Old Dominion is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. 7,868 of Old Dominion students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Shenandoah University. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Shenandoah has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 1,141 students take at least one class online at Shenandoah. About 1,334 of the students at Shenandoah are attending part time.
Drama & Theater Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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In <nil>, 335 bachelor's degrees were awarded to drama & theater arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.6% of all the theater bachelor's degrees in the country.
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