2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,138 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,799 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 119 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Muhlenberg College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Muhlenberg is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Theater Arts at Muhlenberg College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Five Towns College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dix Hills, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Theater Arts at Five Towns College
Out of the 119 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wagner College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Staten Island, New York. It awarded 45 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Wagner College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purchase College Theater Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drew University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Skidmore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Skidmore College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Skidmore
Vassar College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Vassar is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 20 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Vassar Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, DeSales University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DeSales is a small school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at DeSales University
With a ranking of #9, Allegheny College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Allegheny College is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Allegheny College
SUNY Fredonia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Fredonia is a small school located in Fredonia, New York that handed out 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full SUNY Fredonia Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #11, Molloy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rockville Centre, New York. It awarded 29 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Molloy College
Point Park University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Point Park
Albright College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Albright College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Arts at Albright
With a ranking of #14, Susquehanna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Susquehanna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Susquehanna
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Nazareth College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nazareth is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 18 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Theater Arts at Nazareth College
SUNY New Paltz landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Theater Arts at SUNY New Paltz
Hamilton College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Hamilton Theater Arts Report
St Mary’s College of Maryland came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SMCM is a small school located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland that handed out 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Theater Arts at SMCM
Washington College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Chestertown, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Washington College
New York University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 294 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Theater Arts at NYU
Barnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Barnard College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Barnard College
The New School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. The New School is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 44 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Theater Arts at New School University
Ithaca College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca College is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Ithaca College
SUNY Potsdam came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Theater Arts at SUNY Potsdam
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