2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Theater Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,323 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,200 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,434 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 84 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theater arts.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornish College of the Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cornish College of the Arts is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Cornish College of the Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
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 more about Theater Arts at Southern Oregon University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pomona College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Pomona Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westmont College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region. Westmont is a small school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s theater degrees 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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Linfield is located in McMinnville, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater 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%. 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.
Read more about Theater Arts at Linfield
Whittier College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whittier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Whittier, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Whittier College
Pacific Lutheran University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Pacific Lutheran University Theater Arts Report
Occidental College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 Oxy Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Full Loyola Marymount University Theater Arts Report
Pitzer College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Pitzer Theater Arts Report
Whitman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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.
Read more about Theater Arts at Whitman College
Whitworth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Whitworth
Western Washington University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read more about Theater Arts at WWU
Willamette University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Salem, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Willamette
University of Portland did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 4 students 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 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Portland Theater Arts Report
California State University - Fullerton came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 93 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at California State University - Fullerton
With a ranking of #18, Sonoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. SSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 17 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Sonoma State University Theater Arts Report
Chapman University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Chapman
Western Oregon University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon University is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Western Oregon State College
With a ranking of #21, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Eastern Oregon University is a small school located in La Grande, Oregon that handed out 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full EOU Theater Arts Report
University of California - Irvine landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 77 degrees 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%.
Full UC Irvine Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Puget Sound did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Puget Sound
Seattle Pacific University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 more about Theater Arts at Seattle Pacific University
California State University - Long Beach ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at CSULB