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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate 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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

Our analysis found The Juilliard School to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Juilliard is a small 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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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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#3

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purchase College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Stony Brook University Report

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of the Arts landed the # 3 spot on the list. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The University of the Arts Report

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 8 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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