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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York

20 Colleges
$23,795 Avg Salary
$22,052 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for theater majors pursuing a .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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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. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pace University - New York is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brooklyn College is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

The New School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, The New School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, The Juilliard School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

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#8

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY

Sarah Lawrence College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York ranking. Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bronxville.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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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 20 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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