by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,385 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,089 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 111 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 24 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Texas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Read more about Theater Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe
Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Theater Arts Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 14 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 36 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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