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Acting &
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& Playwriting
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Management
& Directing
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Theatre Schools in the South - 2024 Ranking
Schools
423
Listed
We list 423 theatre colleges offering majors in
Alabama
,
Arkansas
,
Delaware
,
District of Columbia
,
Florida
,
Georgia
,
Kentucky
,
Louisiana
,
Maryland
,
Mississippi
,
North Carolina
,
Oklahoma
,
Puerto Rico
,
South Carolina
,
Tennessee
,
Texas
,
Virginia
, and
West Virginia
.
Theatre-Schools.com team ranks
University of Florida
(Gainesville, FL),
The University of Texas
(Austin, TX), and
University of Central Florida
(Orlando, FL) the top three theatre schools in the South.
See the Best 50 Theatre schools in the South below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the South.
Top 50 theatre schools in the South:
1. University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, 6 theatre programs
2. The University of Texas
Austin, TX, 7 theatre programs
3. University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL, 6 theatre programs
4. University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC, 4 theatre programs
5. George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, 5 theatre programs
6. The University of Texas
Richardson, TX, 6 theatre programs
7. Texas State University
San Marcos, TX, 4 theatre programs
8. Rice University
Houston, TX, 2 theatre programs
9. University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC, 3 theatre programs
10. Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA, 5 theatre programs
11. University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, 3 theatre programs
12. University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL, 4 theatre programs
13. Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL, 5 theatre programs
14. University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD, 5 theatre programs
15. University of Georgia
Athens, GA, 4 theatre programs
16. George Washington University
Washington, DC, 4 theatre programs
17. Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX, 2 theatre programs
18. Rollins College
Winter Park, FL, 2 theatre programs
19. Texas A & M University College Station
College Station, TX, 3 theatre programs
20. Baylor University
Waco, TX, 6 theatre programs
21. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA, 2 theatre programs
22. University of South Florida
Tampa, FL, 1 theatre program
23. Auburn University
Auburn, AL, 1 theatre program
24. Florida International University
Miami, FL, 2 theatre programs
25. Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX, 4 theatre programs
26. University of Houston
Houston, TX, 2 theatre programs
27. Howard University
Washington, DC, 1 theatre program
28. The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, TN, 3 theatre programs
29. Gallaudet University
Washington, DC, 2 theatre programs
30. University of South Carolina Columbia
Columbia, SC, 3 theatre programs
31. University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, 4 theatre programs
32. Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA, 2 theatre programs
33. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA, 3 theatre programs
34. University of Oklahoma Norman
Norman, OK, 3 theatre programs
35. The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL, 3 theatre programs
36. University of North Carolina
Charlotte, NC, 1 theatre program
37. The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL, 1 theatre program
38. University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC, 2 theatre programs
39. University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR, 2 theatre programs
40. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL, 1 theatre program
41. West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV, 4 theatre programs
42. University of North Carolina
Greensboro, NC, 3 theatre programs
43. Towson University
Towson, MD, 3 theatre programs
44. Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS, 3 theatre programs
45. Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC, 1 theatre program
46. Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL, 2 theatre programs
47. University of Louisville
Louisville, KY, 2 theatre programs
48. Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA, 8 theatre programs
49. University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA, 2 theatre programs
50. University of Memphis
Memphis, TN, 2 theatre programs
Theatre schools in the South by state:
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
DC
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Theatre programs in the South:
General Drama
: 329 schools
Acting and Performing
: 136 schools
Screenwriting and Playwriting
: 14 schools
Design and Technology
: 78 schools
Management and Directing
: 23 schools
Theatre schools in other regions:
Midwest
: 334 schools
Northeast
: 275 schools
Northwest
: 51 schools
West
: 293 schools
Popular theatre school cities in the South:
in
Alabama
:
Birmingham
: 3 schools
Tuscaloosa
: 1 school
in
District of Columbia
:
Washington
: 8 schools
in
Florida
:
Boca Raton
: 2 schools
Coral Gables
: 1 school
DeLand
: 1 school
Fort Myers
: 1 school
Gainesville
: 3 schools
Miami
: 3 schools
Orlando
: 2 schools
Tallahassee
: 2 schools
Tampa
: 2 schools
Winter Park
: 2 schools
in
Georgia
:
Athens
: 1 school
Atlanta
: 6 schools
Columbus
: 1 school
Kennesaw
: 1 school
Savannah
: 2 schools
in
Kentucky
:
Highland Heights
: 1 school
Lexington
: 3 schools
in
Louisiana
:
Baton Rouge
: 2 schools
New Orleans
: 5 schools
Shreveport
: 2 schools
in
Maryland
:
Baltimore
: 6 schools
College Park
: 1 school
Towson
: 1 school
in
Mississippi
:
Hattiesburg
: 2 schools
Jackson
: 3 schools
Perkinston
: 1 school
Starkville
: 1 school
in
North Carolina
:
Asheville
: 1 school
Chapel Hill
: 1 school
Charlotte
: 2 schools
Elon
: 1 school
Greensboro
: 5 schools
Greenville
: 1 school
Winston Salem
: 2 schools
in
Oklahoma
:
Edmond
: 1 school
Norman
: 1 school
Oklahoma City
: 3 schools
in
Puerto Rico
:
Bayamon
: 1 school
San Juan
: 2 schools
in
South Carolina
:
Conway
: 1 school
Rock Hill
: 1 school
in
Tennessee
:
Gallatin
: 1 school
Memphis
: 3 schools
Nashville
: 4 schools
in
Texas
:
Austin
: 3 schools
Canyon
: 1 school
Commerce
: 1 school
Corpus Christi
: 2 schools
Dallas
: 2 schools
Denton
: 2 schools
Edinburg
: 1 school
Fort Worth
: 2 schools
Houston
: 7 schools
Huntsville
: 1 school
Lubbock
: 2 schools
Nacogdoches
: 1 school
Pasadena
: 1 school
Richardson
: 1 school
San Marcos
: 1 school
Waco
: 1 school
in
Virginia
:
Blacksburg
: 1 school
Charlottesville
: 2 schools
Fairfax
: 1 school
Harrisonburg
: 1 school
Lynchburg
: 3 schools
Newport News
: 1 school
Richmond
: 4 schools
Staunton
: 1 school
Virginia Beach
: 2 schools
Winchester
: 1 school
in
West Virginia
:
Huntington
: 1 school
Morgantown
: 1 school
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