2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
91Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
4,342Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,509Avg 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. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,342 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts needs to check out New York University. NYU is a very 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 542 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts major at New York University get $13,235 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Carnegie Mellon University is a great option for students interested in 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 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 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 program at Carnegie Mellon University make $4,485 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the 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 approximately 81 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those drama & theater arts students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York make $8,559 more than the standard theater student.
Any student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to look into American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Located in the city of New York, American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 752 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn around $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 21 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Juilliard in the most recent data year. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from The Juilliard School earn a boost of approximately $26,726 above the typical income of drama & theater arts graduates.
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 11 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 moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. This school ranks 14th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 33 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.
UPenn is a fairly 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 about 3 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Located in the 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 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 51 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 report 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 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were about 81 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the theater program make an average of $18,590 in their early career salary.
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 roughly 61 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program state that they receive average early career earnings of $21,187.
UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.
There were about 90 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, theater degree recipients generally make an average of $20,163 in the first five years of their career.
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 149 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent year we have data available. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from Purchase College earn a boost of approximately $2,779 above the average income of drama & theater arts majors.
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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