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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$25,365 Avg Salary
$26,358 Avg Student Debt

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.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

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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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

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.

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#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

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.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

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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#7

Smith College

Northampton, MA

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.

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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.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 58
Connecticut 28
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 0
Maine 0
Vermont 0

More Drama & Theater Arts Rankings in the New England Region

One of 9 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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.

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