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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee

2 Colleges
$19,907 Avg Salary
$23,062 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 10 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.

Top Tennessee Schools in Drama & Theater Arts

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 81
Florida 63
Georgia 60
North Carolina 26
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 15
Alabama 14
South Carolina 14
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 4
West Virginia 5

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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