2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Drama & Theater Arts is the #107 most popular major in the country with 1,699 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
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The excellent programs at The Juilliard School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for drama and theater arts students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drama and theater arts programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Catholic University of America ranked #7 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.
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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 266 |
| Pennsylvania | 91 |
| Maryland | 9 |
| New Jersey | 22 |
| District of Columbia | 23 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater
One of 9 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Theater
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 1,704 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
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