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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

With 266 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #82 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York 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.

Of the 3 students majoring in theater at Columbia, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in New York for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 2 students majoring in theater at Cornell, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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