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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
1,051 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,843 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 17 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 the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Arizona tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Arizona also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.

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2

Our rankings recognize Stephen F Austin State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SFASU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 6,979 students at SFASU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,007 part time students in attendance at SFASU.

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Our rankings recognize University of Oklahoma Norman Campus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, OCU has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 400 students at OCU that take at least one class online. 356 of OCU students are attending part time.

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Southern Methodist University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas. SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at SMU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. There are roughly 8,642 part time students in attendance at Texas State.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Baylor University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Baylor is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,716 students take at least one class online at Baylor. 2,125 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M Corpus Christi is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,680 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. 4,339 of Texas A&M Corpus Christi students are attending part time.

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Sam Houston State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

About 1.2% of SHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. 6,353 of SHSU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students drama & theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 757
Arizona 139
Oklahoma 162
New Mexico 35

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 17 schools only.

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