2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kentucky
5
Colleges in Kentucky
192
Theater Degrees Awarded
$18,929
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for drama & theater arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School
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. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Drama & Theater Arts 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 Kentucky.
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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in Kentucky
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.
Top Kentucky Schools in Theater
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In KY
36
Theater Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
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Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 30 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at WKU 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 wages of $19,816.
More information about a degree in drama & theater arts from Western Kentucky University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In KY
Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to take a look at University of Louisville. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 7 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts has to look into Northern Kentucky University. NKU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn an average of $18,042 for their early career.
More information about a degree in drama & theater arts from Northern Kentucky University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In KY
Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 6 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in drama & theater arts from Murray State University
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