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MBA in Music Business
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Best Schools for Musical Theater in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall musical theater education in Virginia.
Top Schools in Musical Theater
Shenandoah University tops our 2026 ranking of the best musical theater schools. Set in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 66% of students complete a degree within six years here. Shenandoah University awarded about 19 musical theater degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their musical theater degree from Shenandoah University earn around $17,818 in the first couple years of their career. Shenandoah University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
More information about a degree in musical theater from Shenandoah University
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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