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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree 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 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 56% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Housatonic Community College is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bridgeport.

About 80% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in theater at CCRI, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Brockton.

About 33% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Massasoit Community College

Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Mount Wachusett Community College Report

#6

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

With a ranking of #6, Cape Cod 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 city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Cape Cod Community College Report

#8

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Middlesex Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drama and theater arts programs. MxCC is a small public school located in the small city of Middletown.

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With a ranking of #8, Quinsigamond 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 midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Quinsigamond Community College Report

#8

Dean College

Franklin, MA

Dean College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 570
Connecticut 189
New Hampshire 49
Maine 36
Rhode Island 82
Vermont 52

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 11 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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