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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Drama & Theater Arts is the #60 most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Southern Maine

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Harvard University Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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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 5 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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