2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
91Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
4,079Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,615Avg Early-Career Salary
Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 91 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,079 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts needs to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 452.99999999999994 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from New York University get an earnings boost of around $13,128 over the typical income of drama & theater arts majors.
Carnegie Mellon University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were about 74 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts degree program at Carnegie Mellon University earn $4,379 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York receive an earnings boost of around $8,453 over the average earnings of drama & theater arts graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts has to check out American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Located in the large city of New York, American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 481 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the theater program make an average of $18,417 in their early career salary.
Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
There were approximately 22 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts degree program at The Juilliard School earn $26,620 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.
There were roughly 5 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.
The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. This school ranks 14th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 20 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.
UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 48 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program state that they receive average early career income of $21,114.
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 94 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the theater program make about $18,590 for their early career.
Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program report average early career wages of $21,187.
UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.
There were about 81 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year. After graduating, theater degree recipients generally make around $20,163 in their early careers.
Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 59th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 151 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts major at Purchase College get $2,673 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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