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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$15,919 Avg Salary
$12,375 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the theater undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Drama & Theater Arts

Our 2023 rankings named American Musical and Dramatic Academy the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at American Musical and Dramatic Academy take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,308. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $655, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Neighborhood Playhouse School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York City.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 754
New York 2,542
Maryland 179
New Jersey 210
District of Columbia 67

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 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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