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Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #60 in the country. In fact 17,341 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in theater at Stanford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the theater majors at the school.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - San Diego Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Berkeley Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Far Western US Region . UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Davis Report

University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Irvine Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,820
Washington 230
Oregon 176
Nevada 82
Hawaii 20
Alaska 13

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 10 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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