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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in North Carolina

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$23,420 Avg Salary
$24,842 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

With 26 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #129 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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 University of North Carolina School of the Arts the most popular school in North Carolina for drama and theater arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 81
Florida 63
Georgia 60
Tennessee 10
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 3 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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