2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
With 656 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #68 most popular major in Florida.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best for theater majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in Florida for drama and theater arts students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, theater graduates from UF take out $15,285 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rollins College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Rollins is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Theater majors at USF Tampa take out an average of $22,772 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Florida. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
After completing their degree, theater graduates from Florida State carry an average student debtload of $19,500.
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Florida International University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drama and theater arts programs. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
On average, theater graduates from FIU take out $17,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
After completing their degree, theater graduates from UCF carry an average student debtload of $24,230.
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Full Sail University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.
While working on their degree, theater majors at Full Sail University accumulate an average of around $21,750 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $582, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Augustine.
After completing their degree, theater graduates from Flagler St. Augustine carry an average student debtload of $25,893.
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Request InformationBest Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 453 |
| Virginia | 455 |
| North Carolina | 498 |
| Tennessee | 203 |
| Kentucky | 181 |
| South Carolina | 175 |
| Louisiana | 168 |
| Arkansas | 97 |
| Alabama | 147 |
| Mississippi | 64 |
| West Virginia | 49 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 18 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).
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