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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York” ranking.
Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 2,842 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,795 and $22,052 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 349 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 143 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York. American Musical and Dramatic Academy is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 26 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. QCC is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 18 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 21 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Monroe Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. SUNY Sullivan is located in Loch Sheldrake, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Genesee Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York ranking. GCC is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. Garden City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Hudson Valley Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York ranking. Hudson Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Niagara County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. Niagara County Community College is a public institution located in Sanborn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Schenectady County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York list. This small school is located in Schenectady, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Ulster landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in New York ranking. SUNY Ulster is located in Stone Ridge, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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