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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida

18 Colleges
$22,384 Avg Salary
$20,893 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very 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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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

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 large city of Orlando.

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#3

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rollins College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the 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 city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very 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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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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 medium-sized 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 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #7 on the 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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#8

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, FL

Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drama and theater arts programs. 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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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
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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