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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

11 Colleges
761 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,724 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TexasDrama & Theater Arts is the #46 most popular major in Texas with 761 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 12,746 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 6.0% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama & theater arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying theater.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Stephen F Austin State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SFASU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 6,979 students take at least one class online at SFASU. There are roughly 3,007 part time students in attendance at SFASU.

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Southern Methodist University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas ranking.

About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. 3,019 of SMU students are attending part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Our rankings recognize Texas State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas list.

The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 students are part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco. Baylor also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas list, coming in at #2.

About 1.1% of Baylor students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,716 students take at least one class online at Baylor. About 2,125 of the students at Baylor are attending part time.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a large student population. Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas list, coming in at #9.

About 1.8% of Texas A&M Corpus Christi students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,680 students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi that take at least one class online. 4,339 of Texas A&M Corpus Christi students are attending part time.

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Sam Houston State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville. SHSU also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 8,795 students at SHSU that take at least one class online. 6,353 students are part time.

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University of North Texas comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNT also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of North Texas Report

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

The student loan default rate at UT Rio Grande Valley is lower than is typical, just 0.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,522 students take at least one class online at UT Rio Grande Valley. 10,418 students are part time.

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Saint Edward's University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. St. Edward's University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Texas list.

The student loan default rate at St. Edward’s University is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,668 students take at least one class online at St. Edward’s University. There are roughly 730 part time students in attendance at St. Edward’s University.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Arlington as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 of UT Arlington students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 139
Oklahoma 162
New Mexico 35

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

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