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Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

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

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Florida to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Florida. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Of the 86 students majoring in theater at Florida State, 24% are male and 76% are female.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Florida State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,955.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

Of the 83 students majoring in theater at UCF, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the theater majors at the school.

Theater majors at UF take out an average of $17,090 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Out of the 23 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park.

About 28% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 72% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, theater graduates from Full Sail University carry an average student debt load of $24,926. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $582, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in Florida. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 64% of the theater majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in theater at USF Tampa, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Theater majors at USF Tampa take out an average of $22,571 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

Women make up 69% of the theater majors at the school.

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The University of Tampa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 12% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, theater majors at UT accumulate an average of around $27,436 in student debt.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

About 61% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#10

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

Rollins College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Rollins is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in theater at Rollins, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 23 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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