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

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

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

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #86 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in theater at WVU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, theater majors at WVU accumulate an average of around $20,795 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

Women make up 60% of the theater majors at the school.

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#3

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at West Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in West Virginia. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

About 33% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Women make up 50% of the theater majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis & Elkins College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the remote town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

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With a ranking of #6, Bethany College West Virginia 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 rural area of Bethany, Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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