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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

30 Colleges
$21,994 Avg Salary
$23,864 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

Drama & Theater Arts is the #107 most popular major in the country with 1,699 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Savannah College of Art and Design the most popular school in the Southeast Region for drama and theater arts students. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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#4

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

The excellent programs at Mary Baldwin University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Staunton, Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Southeast Region . UNCSA is a small public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 81
Florida 63
Georgia 60
North Carolina 26
Tennessee 10
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 15
Alabama 14
South Carolina 14
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 4
West Virginia 5

One of 9 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 schools only.

  • 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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