2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #121 most popular major in Massachusetts with 58 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.
Most Popular Massachusetts Schools in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Emerson College the most popular school in Massachusetts for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for drama and theater arts students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Berklee College of Music helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Massachusetts. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Smith College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.
Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 28 |
Rhode Island | 3 |
New Hampshire | 0 |
Maine | 0 |
Vermont | 0 |
Majors Related to Theater
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 |
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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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