2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee
7
Colleges in Tennessee
232
Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179
Avg 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 reviewed 7 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of drama & theater arts. Combined, these schools handed out 232 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Drama & Theater Arts Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in Tennessee
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.
Top Tennessee Schools in Theater
Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts has to check out Belmont University. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts has to check out The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 18 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, theater degree recipients typically make about $21,189 at the beginning of their careers.
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Middle Tennessee State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 16 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the theater program make about $17,860 for their early career.
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Every student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts needs to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 10 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available.
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UofM is a very large public university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 12th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 36 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program report average early career income of $19,055.
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