2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in South Carolina
4Colleges in South Carolina
177Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179Avg Early-Career Salary
Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 177 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Drama & 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.
The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in South Carolina.
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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in South Carolina
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
Anderson University South Carolina is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #936 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Anderson University South Carolina is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, theater degree recipients generally earn about $21,767 at the beginning of their careers.
College of Charleston is a great choice for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. C of C is a large public college located in the city of Charleston. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.
There were about 19 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year. After graduation, theater degree recipients generally earn around $21,645 in the first five years of their career.
Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts needs to check out Winthrop University. Winthrop is a small public university located in the small city of Rock Hill. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 34 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program state that they receive average early career earnings of $20,600.
Coastal Carolina University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts. Coastal Carolina University is a large public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 40 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program state that they receive average early career earnings of $16,862.
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 drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Drama & 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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