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

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

5 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, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for theater majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school in Arkansas for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State 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 Central Arkansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, theater majors at UCA accumulate an average of around $22,382 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

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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
Georgia 453
Virginia 455
North Carolina 498
Florida 656
Tennessee 203
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 175
Louisiana 168
Alabama 147
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 49

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 5 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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