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

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

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

With 203 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #69 most popular major in Tennessee.

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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

Check out the theater bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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

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#2

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Out of the 12 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

With a ranking of #8, Lee University did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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East Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, theater graduates from ETSU carry an average student debtload of $17,810.

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With a ranking of #10, Middle Tennessee State University 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 Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, theater graduates from Middle Tennessee State University take out $22,128 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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
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.

Majors Similar to Theater

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 12 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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