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Performing Arts Schools in The South - 2022 Ranking
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Listed In 2022, we reviewed 406 schools offering performing arts 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.We rank University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC), Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), and The University of Texas (Austin, TX) the best three performing arts schools in the South.
See the best 50 performing arts schools in the South below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the South. You might also want to view the recent ranking of the top dance, music, and performing art schools and colleges in the South.
Top 50 performing arts schools in the South:
22. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA, 3 performing arts programs
Performing arts schools in the South by state:
Performing arts schools in other regions:
Northeast: 265 schoolsMidwest: 326 schools
West: 279 schools
Popular art school cities in the South:
in Alabama:Auburn: 1 school
Birmingham: 4 schools
Tuscaloosa: 2 schools
in Arkansas:
Fayetteville: 1 school
in District of Columbia:
Washington: 9 schools
in Florida:
Boca Raton: 2 schools
Coral Gables: 1 school
Gainesville: 2 schools
Jacksonville: 3 schools
Miami: 7 schools
Orlando: 3 schools
Sarasota: 2 schools
Tallahassee: 3 schools
Tampa: 3 schools
Winter Park: 3 schools
in Georgia:
Athens: 2 schools
Atlanta: 14 schools
Kennesaw: 1 school
Savannah: 1 school
Statesboro: 1 school
in Kentucky:
Highland Heights: 1 school
Lexington: 3 schools
Louisville: 5 schools
in Louisiana:
Baton Rouge: 3 schools
New Orleans: 6 schools
in Maryland:
Baltimore: 12 schools
College Park: 1 school
Rockville: 1 school
Towson: 1 school
in Mississippi:
University: 1 school
in North Carolina:
Boone: 1 school
Charlotte: 4 schools
Elon: 1 school
Greensboro: 5 schools
Greenville: 1 school
Raleigh: 6 schools
Winston Salem: 5 schools
in Oklahoma:
Edmond: 2 schools
Norman: 2 schools
Oklahoma City: 4 schools
Stillwater: 2 schools
Tulsa: 5 schools
in Puerto Rico:
Bayamon: 3 schools
San Juan: 8 schools
in South Carolina:
Charleston: 3 schools
Clemson: 1 school
Columbia: 4 schools
Conway: 2 schools
in Tennessee:
Knoxville: 2 schools
Memphis: 7 schools
Murfreesboro: 2 schools
Nashville: 9 schools
in Texas:
Arlington: 1 school
Austin: 3 schools
Dallas: 7 schools
Denton: 2 schools
Edinburg: 1 school
El Paso: 2 schools
Fort Worth: 4 schools
Houston: 8 schools
Huntsville: 1 school
Lubbock: 2 schools
McKinney: 1 school
Nacogdoches: 1 school
Richardson: 2 schools
San Antonio: 9 schools
San Marcos: 1 school
Waco: 3 schools
in Virginia:
Blacksburg: 1 school
Fairfax: 1 school
Harrisonburg: 2 schools
Lynchburg: 4 schools
Norfolk: 3 schools
Richmond: 3 schools
in West Virginia:
Morgantown: 1 school