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Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

9 Colleges
$21,938 Avg Salary
$23,950 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 230 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Drama & Theater Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Puget Sound the best school in Washington for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornish College of the Arts. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Theater majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $21,687 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

Theater majors at CWU take out an average of $25,662 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Eastern Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 2,820
Oregon 176
Nevada 82
Hawaii 20
Alaska 13

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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.

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