2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Musical Theater in Pennsylvania

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of musical theater. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 bachelor's degrees in musical theater during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School for Your Bachelor's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for musical theater, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for musical theater.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Musical Theater in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in musical theater.

Most Well Attended Schools for Musical Theatre Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA

31 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of the Arts if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 31 musical theater individuals who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year.

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2

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

24 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Point Park University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 24 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in musical theater needs to check out Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 8 musical theater individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in musical theater has to check out Messiah University. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Pennsylvania.

There were about 4 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.

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5

Lycoming College
Williamsport, PA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Lycoming is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Williamsport. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 1 musical theater individuals who graduated with this degree at Lycoming in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Lycoming College

6

Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA

Located in the suburb of Lancaster, Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Lancaster Bible College

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.