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2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in Arkansas

4 Colleges in Arkansas
77 Theater Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in theater arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #70 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 degrees in theater arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Theater Arts School

Best Theater Arts Schools in Arkansas Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Theater Arts in Arkansas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arkansas Schools in Theater

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In AR

Harding University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. This university ranks 3rd out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 1 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
32 Theater Degrees Awarded

University of Arkansas is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AR

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AR

Every student who is interested in theater arts has to check out University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 4 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AR
15.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Central Arkansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 13 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year.

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Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 477
North Carolina 710 352
Georgia 690 275
Virginia 630 380
Tennessee 624 149
South Carolina 530 158
Kentucky 518 168
Mississippi 501 61
Alabama 500 124
Louisiana 489 160
West Virginia 410 36

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Theater Arts is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major Annual Graduates
Musical Theater 13
Theater Design & Technology 4
Acting 3

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