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2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in Louisiana

5 Colleges in Louisiana
160 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 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 160 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Theater Arts School

Best Theater Arts Schools in Louisiana 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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Bachelor's Degrees in Theater
Master's Degrees in Theater
Doctor's Degrees in Theater

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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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 Louisiana Schools in Theater

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In LA
18.2% Growth in Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
35 Theater Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #271 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In LA
56.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loyola University New Orleans if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
51 Theater Degrees Awarded

University of New Orleans is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of New Orleans. This university ranks 14th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 51 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In LA
31 Theater Degrees Awarded

Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were about 31 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NSU 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
Arkansas 466 77
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
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 6
Theater Design & Technology 4
Acting 4
Musical Theater 4
Costume Design 3
Directing & Theatrical Production 1

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