2024 Best Theater Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
17
Colleges in Pennsylvania
456
Theater Degrees Awarded
Ranked #70 in popularity,
theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in Pennsylvania 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 456 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Theater Arts School
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Theater Arts Rankings by Degree Level
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 Pennsylvania.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Theater Arts in Pennsylvania
The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Theater
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
50
Theater Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in theater arts needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Carnegie Mellon University
Lafayette College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Easton. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.
There were about 5 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Lafayette College
It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from University of Pennsylvania
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In PA
Every student pursuing a degree in theater arts has to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
71
Theater Degrees Awarded
Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Allentown. A Best Colleges rank of #350 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Muhlenberg is a great college overall.
There were roughly 71 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Muhlenberg College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In PA
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 58th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 21 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Point Park University
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 15 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in theater arts from The University of the Arts
Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 6 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were about 17 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from Villanova University
WCUPA is a large public university located in the suburb of West Chester. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.
There were about 18 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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