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2024 Best Theater Design & Technology Schools

79 Colleges in the United States
1,164 Theater Design Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in theater design & technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #433 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 79 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of theater design & technology. Combined, these schools handed out 1,164 degrees in theater design & technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Theater Design & Technology School

Best Theater Design & Technology Schools The theater design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Design & Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Theater Design & Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Theater Design & Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Theater Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Theater Design
Master's Degrees in Theater Design

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 Design & Technology Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Theater Design & Technology in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of theater design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Schools in Theater Design

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
60.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern California is a good option for students interested in a degree in theater design & technology. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 10 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

It's difficult to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a degree in theater design & technology. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

It's difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in theater design & technology. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 18 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
10.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in theater design & technology. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 10 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT

Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 4 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
32 Theater Design Degrees Awarded

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV
30.4% Growth in Graduates

UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.

There were roughly 23 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year.

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Emerson College
Boston, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 17th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 16 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 21 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 6 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Theater Design & Technology Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
12 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
12 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
13 University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC
14 The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA
15 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
16 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
17 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
18 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
19 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN

Theater Design & Technology by Region

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

Majors Similar to Theater Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 11,385
Acting 1,793
Musical Theater 995
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 862
Playwriting & Screenwriting 683
Directing & Theatrical Production 219
Theatre and Dance 94
Costume Design 52
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism 51
Comedy Writing and Performance 43

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