2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in District of Columbia
2Colleges in District of Columbia
40Theater Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #70 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for theater arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Theater Arts Schools in District of Columbia.
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Best Schools for Theater Arts in District of Columbia
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer.
Catholic University of America is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in theater arts. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.
George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 10 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat American University if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 7 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.
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).
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