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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida

34 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in Florida to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#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 degree in Florida. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Florida State take out is $19,500.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

After completing their degree, theater graduates from UCF carry an average student debt load of $24,230.

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#3

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. 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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#5

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

Theater majors at Full Sail University take out an average of $21,750 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $582, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Florida International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at FIU take out is $17,250.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Florida International University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at USF Tampa take out is $22,772.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #8, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, theater majors at FAU accumulate an average of around $17,250 in student debt.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Florida Atlantic University

The University of Tampa ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#9

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

After completing their degree, theater graduates from Florida Southern carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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 26 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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