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Best Schools for Theater Design & Technology in Virginia
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater design & technology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Theater Design & Technology
Leading the list is Shenandoah University, our #1 school for theater design & technology. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Winchester. The six-year graduation rate is 66%. There were roughly 10 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah University in the most recent data year. Theater Design & Technology graduates of Shenandoah University earn a median of $17,818 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
Read more about the theater design & technology program at Shenandoah University
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school 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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