2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
98
Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,321
Theater Degrees Awarded
$21,994
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
drama & theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #59 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 98 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,321 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School
Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drama & theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Drama & Theater Arts Rankings by Degree Level
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 the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
15 Top Southeast Region Schools in Theater
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In GA
Emory University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to look into University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 68 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts program at University of Florida make $2,820 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
19th
Most Popular In NC
Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts has to take a look at Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts needs to look into University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Located in the city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 91 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts major at University of North Carolina School of the Arts earn $10,725 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 43 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program report average early career earnings of $23,105.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In VA
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 11 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
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Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 121 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts major at Florida State University make $3,904 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
There were roughly 187 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program state that they receive average early career income of $21,380.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In VA
31
Theater Degrees Awarded
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 31 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, theater degree recipients generally make around $22,322 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 69 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program make an average of $22,508 in their early career salary.
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U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, theater degree recipients usually earn an average of $15,142 in their early careers.
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Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 16 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.
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