2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #107 most popular major in the country with 1,699 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
Check out the theater programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top New England Region Schools in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
The excellent programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Smith College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.
University of Massachusetts Amherst 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. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
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With a ranking of #9, Berklee College of Music did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 58 |
Connecticut | 28 |
Rhode Island | 3 |
New Hampshire | 0 |
Maine | 0 |
Vermont | 0 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 9 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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