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

13 Colleges in Florida
525 Bachelor's Degrees
$20,385 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 13 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of drama & theater arts. Combined, these schools handed out 525 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 Florida 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for drama & theater arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

10 Top Florida Schools for a Bachelor's in Theater

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, theater bachelor's recipients generally make about $18,431 in their early careers.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the theater program make an average of $16,318 in their early career salary.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables.

After graduation, theater bachelor's recipients typically make about $16,561 at the beginning of their careers.

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Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in drama & theater arts has to take a look at Florida Southern College. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the theater program make about $22,336 in the first couple years of their career.

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UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.

Those drama & theater arts students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Central Florida earn $3,324 more than the average theater graduate.

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Ringling College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Sarasota.More information about a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts from Ringling College of Art and Design

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Rollins College
Winter Park, FL

Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Rollins is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the drama & theater arts program at Rollins College get $3,280 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa.

Drama & Theater Arts bachelor's degree recipients from University of South Florida - Main Campus get an earnings boost of around $4,348 over the average income of drama & theater arts majors.

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FIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Miami.

After graduating, theater bachelor's recipients generally earn around $20,113 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts from Florida International University

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FAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boca Raton.

Soon after graduation, theater bachelor's recipients generally earn about $18,452 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts from Florida Atlantic University

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 224 388
Tennessee 220 193
North Carolina 213 472
Virginia 213 371
South Carolina 195 161
Kentucky 187 169
Alabama 184 133
Louisiana 171 153
Mississippi 169 44
Arkansas 167 93
West Virginia 147 44

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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 400
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 64
Musical Theater 28
Theater Design & Technology 17
Acting 16

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 1,224
General Visual & Performing Arts 1,041
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,012
Music 852
Design & Applied Arts 812
Arts & Media Management 427
Dance 94
Other Visual Art 10

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