Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 190 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Oregon is a good decision for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn about $23,606 in the first couple years of their career.
It's hard to beat Lewis & Clark College if you wish to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #500 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lewis and Clark College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 4 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat George Fox University if you wish to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 3 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year.
Southern Oregon University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland. This university ranks 18th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 73 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Oregon University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn about $20,457 for their early career.
Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 6 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Willamette in the most recent data year.
Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #462 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Portland State University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn an average of $24,757 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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