2024 Best Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #203 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for theater arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13 doctor's degrees in theater arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to theater arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other theater arts students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theater arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for theater arts students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for theater arts students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Theater

1

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat The Graduate Center, CUNY if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in theater arts. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in theater arts from The Graduate Center, CUNY

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in theater arts. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in theater arts from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in theater arts. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in theater arts from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best theater arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	10
Pennsylvania	311	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

Theater Arts is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	4

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.