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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Villanova University Report

Our 2023 rankings named York College of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at York College of Pennsylvania Report

#1

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found The University of the Arts to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The University of the Arts 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 4 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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