2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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 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 79 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
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Top 15% Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Emerson College the most popular school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
While working on their degree, theater majors at Emerson accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $1,113.
Out of the 79 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Boston U take out is $26,942.
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Out of the 79 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Western Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.
The average amount in student loans that theater majors at WestConn take out is $25,652.
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The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, theater majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
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Salem State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.
While working on their degree, theater majors at URI accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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Rhode Island College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
While working on their degree, theater majors at RIC accumulate an average of around $24,772 in student debt.
With a ranking of #8, Bennington College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bennington.
Theater majors at Bennington take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Dean College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, theater graduates from Dean College take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Drama & Theater Arts students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Brown University | Providence, RI |
| 13 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT |
| 13 | Eastern Connecticut State University | Willimantic, CT |
| 15 | University of New Hampshire - Main Campus | Durham, NH |
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 Related Majors
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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.
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