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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree 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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The Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the theater doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the theater majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the theater majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 50% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 50% of the theater majors at the school.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college 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

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 7 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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