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

16 Colleges
$25,214 Avg Salary
$22,828 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 1,699 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest 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 The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 99
Arizona 13
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 1

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 16 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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