2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned a degree or certificate in drama and theater arts, making the major the #60 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the theater graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Of the 5 students majoring in theater at Missouri State, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Juilliard School is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 50% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the theater majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Purchase College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population.
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Temple University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate drama and theater arts programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Universidad del Sagrado Corazon ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Sagrado is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santurce.
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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate drama and theater arts programs. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.
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Majors Related to Theater
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 17 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.