by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for drama & theater arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,093 bachelor's degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The theater bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for drama & theater arts students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts.
It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin.
Those drama & theater arts students who get their bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin earn $2,527 more than the typical theater graduate.
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It's difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.
After graduating, theater bachelor's recipients usually make about $19,428 in the first five years of their career.
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University of Arizona is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.
Those drama & theater arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona make $2,597 more than the typical theater grad.
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Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts has to take a look at Texas State University. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.
Drama & Theater Arts bachelor's degree recipients from Texas State University earn a boost of around $6,396 above the average earnings of drama & theater arts graduates.
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Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the theater program make around $17,218 for their early career.
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University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
After graduation, theater bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $23,185 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the theater program state that they receive average early career income of $21,396.
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SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Soon after graduating, theater bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $19,854 in their early careers.
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Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the theater program report average early career wages of $20,377.
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Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Explore the best drama & theater arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 245 | 757 |
| Arizona | 200 | 139 |
| Oklahoma | 190 | 162 |
| New Mexico | 133 | 35 |
One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Drama & Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theater Arts | 825 |
| Acting | 95 |
| Musical Theater | 73 |
| Theatre and Dance | 54 |
| Theater Design & Technology | 41 |
| Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | 4 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 2,134 |
| Music | 1,677 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,473 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 680 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 592 |
| Dance | 338 |
| Arts & Media Management | 92 |
| Other Visual Art | 5 |
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