2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools
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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 189 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theater majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at New York Film Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Burbank, New York Film Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 189 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
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With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
California Institute of the Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.
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DePaul University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Academy of Art University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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With a ranking of #10, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Staunton.
University of Southern California landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Northwestern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #13, Emerson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #16 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, UNCSA is a public college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
With a ranking of #20, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - San Diego
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
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With a ranking of #21, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Irvine
With a ranking of #21, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #24 on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Stephens College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Drama & Theater Arts students that almost earned our Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 32 | Brooklyn College | Brooklyn, NY |
| 32 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 32 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 32 | Texas A&M University - Commerce | Commerce, TX |
| 32 | Chapman University | Orange, CA |
Drama & Theater Arts by Region
View the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools for a specific region near you.
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
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 31 schools only.
- 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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