2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Pennsylvania

Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #63 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 associate degrees in drama and theater arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in theater matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality drama and theater arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Drama & Theater Arts Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for drama and theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in drama and theater arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Associate

1

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in drama and theater arts needs to take a look at Northampton County Area Community College. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Bethlehem. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in drama and theater arts in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 11 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Northampton Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in drama and theater arts from Northampton County Area Community College

2

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

9 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in drama and theater arts has to look into Montgomery County Community College. Montco is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Blue Bell. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in drama and theater arts in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 9 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Montco in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in drama and theater arts from Montgomery County Community College

2

Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA

9 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Community College of Allegheny County is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

There were about 9 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in drama and theater arts from Community College of Allegheny County

2

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

9 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

$13,312 Median Student Debt

Community College of Philadelphia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.

There were approximately 9 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Community College of Philadelphia in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

3 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

There were approximately 3 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at HACC in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in drama and theater arts from Harrisburg Area Community College

6

Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, PA

2 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Luzerne County Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Nanticoke. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for associate degrees in drama and theater arts in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 2 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Luzerne County Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in drama and theater arts from Luzerne County Community College

7

Community College of Beaver County
Monaca, PA

CCBC is a small public college located in the suburb of Monaca. More information about a associate in drama and theater arts from Community College of Beaver County

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	192	361
Maryland	125	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Theater Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	30
Acting	11
Directing & Theatrical Production	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	155
Fine & Studio Arts	109
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	55
General Visual & Performing Arts	41
Music	16
Arts & Media Management	12
Dance	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.