by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 17,039 people earned their degree in drama & theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In , drama & theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $23,162 and had an average of $27,269 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 681 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,384 and $22,930 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 508 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,515 and $22,413 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in drama & theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in drama & theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Southern College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rollins College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Rollins College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flagler College - St Augustine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Saint Augustine, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Palm Beach Atlantic is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eckerd College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sail University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Full Sail University
Jacksonville University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Florida landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Stetson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Stetson University is located in DeLand, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
University of Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. UWF is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 17 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Drama & Theater Arts at St. Leo University
Florida International University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 33 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #18, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 25 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #19. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Lynn University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Barry University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees 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%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Barry University
With a ranking of #23, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Florida list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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