by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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 “Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful theater arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Texas State University 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 70 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 41 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 42 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 41 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 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%.
Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s theater degrees 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 full report on Theater Arts at Southern Methodist University
Abilene Christian University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Theater Arts at Abilene Christian University
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
Lamar University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at West Texas A&M University
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Lutheran University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. TLU is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees 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%.
Southwestern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Tarleton State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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