2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in North Carolina
15
Colleges in North Carolina
352
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 reviewed 15 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of theater arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 352 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Theater Arts School
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.
Pick Your Theater Arts Degree Level
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 North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Theater Arts in North Carolina
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.
10 Top North Carolina Schools in Theater
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In NC
Duke University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in theater arts. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Duke University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In NC
University of North Carolina School of the Arts is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 19 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NC
It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 26 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
58
Theater Degrees Awarded
University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #623 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Greensboro is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.
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Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone. A Best Colleges rank of #445 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.
There were about 29 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Appalachian State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NC
UNCW is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington. A Best Colleges rank of #457 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNCW is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NC
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
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UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were about 27 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NC
Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 24 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In NC
High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of High Point. This university ranks 18th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 5 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at High Point in the most recent year we have data available.
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