2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #60 most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
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Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our analysis found College of the Holy Cross to be the best school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
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Boston College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drama and theater arts programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
On average, theater graduates from Boston U take out $26,942 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Wellesley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.
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University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best drama and theater arts programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that theater majors at UCONN take out is $26,000.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
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Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 570 |
Connecticut | 189 |
New Hampshire | 49 |
Maine | 36 |
Rhode Island | 82 |
Vermont | 52 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Theater
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
Music | 25,910 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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