2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
3Colleges
507Bachelor's Degrees
$43,594Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 507 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, drama & theater arts is the #38 most popular major in Massachusetts. This means that of the 12,746 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.0% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in theater. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama & theater arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Emerson College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Massachusetts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Emerson is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 889 students at Emerson are exclusively online. 562 students are part time.
University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Massachusetts list, coming in at #3.
About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
Boston University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Boston U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Massachusetts list.
About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
Drama & Theater Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
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).
With 507 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, drama & theater arts is the #38 most popular major in Massachusetts. This means that of the 12,746 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.0% were from a college or university in the state.
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