2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Stanford
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s theater degrees to 3 students 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa Theater Arts Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #3 spot on the list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 University of Oregon
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at UCSD
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 97%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at University of California - Los Angeles
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at UW Seattle
University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at UC Berkeley
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 2 doctorate’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at UCSB
University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 94 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UC Irvine
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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