2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oklahoma
4Colleges in Oklahoma
161Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in drama & theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oklahoma ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oklahoma list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available. Those drama & theater arts students who get their degree from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus receive $4,574 more than the standard theater student.
Oklahoma City University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 42 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at OCU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn about $20,696 in their early career salary.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #366 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Central Oklahoma if you wish to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 28 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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