2023 Most Focused Colleges for Theater Arts in Maine
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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 Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 11,323 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.
Across Maine, there were 28 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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 Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine theater students.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Theater Arts in Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bates College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s theater students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Bates College Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 10 ’s theater 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%.
Full University of Southern Maine Theater Arts Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 4 ’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Colby College Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Theater Major in Maine. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 5 ’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Notes and References
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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