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2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges in Arizona
105 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,038 Avg Early-Career Salary
Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #38 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of drama & theater arts. Combined, these schools handed out 105 bachelor's degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona Your choice of drama & theater arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality theater program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for drama & theater arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts.

Top Arizona Schools for a Bachelor's in Theater

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38 Annual Graduates
$26,048 Median Starting Salary
$24,500 Median Student Debt

University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those drama & theater arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona receive $2,010 more than the typical theater grad.

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Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe.

After graduation, theater bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $25,301 in their early careers.

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Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts needs to look into Northern Arizona University. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn around $23,043 for their early career.

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Grand Canyon University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the theater program make around $21,760 in their early career salary.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 245 757
Oklahoma 190 162
New Mexico 133 35

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Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Theater Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 80
Theater Design & Technology 18
Musical Theater 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 445
Design & Applied Arts 406
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 382
Music 113
General Visual & Performing Arts 94
Dance 51
Arts & Media Management 24

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