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Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

17 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, 498 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

Theater majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $24,821 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

High Point University

High Point, NC

With a ranking of #6, High Point University did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point.

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Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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Western Carolina University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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#10

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

With a ranking of #10, Meredith College did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Florida 656
Tennessee 203
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 175
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 97
Alabama 147
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 49

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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