Theater Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #70 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theater Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 132 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. For our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 17 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern Kentucky University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 50 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Western Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 6th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 12 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at WKU 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. For our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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