2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 91 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #97 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The University of the Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 266 |
Maryland | 9 |
New Jersey | 22 |
District of Columbia | 23 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Theater
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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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