by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,385 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 787 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 593 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas”.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. TLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at East Texas Baptist University
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas Wesleyan University
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Abilene Christian University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Stephen F Austin State University
Trinity University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of North Texas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Austin College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Texas Southern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
McMurry University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Dallas landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Southern Methodist University
West Texas A&M University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at West Texas A&M University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #23. UST is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 42 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Arlington
Schreiner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Schreiner University is located in Kerrville, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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