Ranked #70 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theater Arts Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of 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 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.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Alabama is a great option for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were about 44 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in theater arts has to take a look at University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a very large public university located in the city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were about 7 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
Auburn University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Alabama is a great choice for students interested in a degree in theater arts. UNA is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Florence. This university ranks 15th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 6 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNA in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 20 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Montevallo in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #825 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.
Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Jacksonville. This university ranks 18th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 6 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 1 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Athens State University in the most recent data year.
Alabama State is a small public university located in the midsize city of Montgomery. This university ranks 37th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 13 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
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Your choice of 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 theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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