2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,686 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 142 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their acting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree acting students.
Top 19 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting in the Southeast Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Greensboro College landed the #1 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Greensboro College Acting Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Visible Music College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Acting at Visible Music College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coker University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Hartsville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Coker University Acting Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region. Shenandoah University is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Acting at Shenandoah University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Acting at Brenau University
Freed-Hardeman University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full FHU Acting Report
With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Lipscomb University Acting Report
Florida Southern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Southern Acting Report
Emory and Henry College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Acting at Emory & Henry College
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Belmont Acting Report
Averett University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Acting at Averett University
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Acting at Harding
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Miami Acting Report
Elon University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elon University is located in Elon, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Acting at Elon
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Anderson University South Carolina Acting Report
Liberty University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Liberty University Acting Report
Campbell University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Acting at Campbell
With a ranking of #17, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Acting at Old Dominion
With a ranking of #17, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Regent University Acting Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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