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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

7 Colleges
$18,693 Avg Salary
$14,037 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 754 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #59 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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The Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the theater associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Philadelphia the most popular school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 55% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Community College of Philadelphia Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montgomery County Community College is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Montgomery County Community College Report

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

Women make up 44% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Allegheny County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in theater at CCAC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

Women make up 89% of the theater majors at the school.

Theater majors at Northampton Community College take out an average of $9,556 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Northampton County Area Community College Report

Community College of Beaver County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Monaca, CCBC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Community College of Beaver County Report

With a ranking of #6, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Luzerne County Community College Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Theater

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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