2024 Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in New York
9Colleges in New York
134Theater Design Degrees Awarded
Theater Design & Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #433 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for theater design & technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 134 degrees in theater design & technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Theater Design & Technology School
Your choice of theater design & technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Theater Design & Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Theater Design & Technology Rankings by Degree Level
The theater design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in New York.
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Best Schools for Theater Design & Technology in New York
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 design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in theater design & technology needs to check out New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
The Graduate Center, CUNY is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater design & technology. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.
There were approximately 9 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.
Syracuse University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in theater design & technology. Located in the midsize 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 about 3 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in theater design & technology has to check out Purchase College. Located in the 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 about 31 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent data year.
Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Ithaca. This college ranks 39th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 19 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New York, MMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 44th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 9 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at MMC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Fredonia, SUNY Fredonia is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 91st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 2 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Fredonia in the most recent year we have data available.
Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
City Tech is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 66th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 32 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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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