If you pursue a degree in theater arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #70 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Theater Arts Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 141 degrees in theater arts to qualified students.
Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theater Arts Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Every student who is interested in theater arts needs to look into University of Oregon. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Oregon University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 46 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Oregon University in the most recent year we have data available.
Lewis & Clark College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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