2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in District of Columbia

A bachelor's degree in drama and theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree

The theater bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in District of Columbia ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for drama and theater arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for drama and theater arts.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in District of Columbia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for drama and theater arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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American University
Washington, DC

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

$24,700 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at American University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in drama and theater arts. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in drama and theater arts in District of Columbia.

There were about 25 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the theater program state that they receive average early career wages of $24,700.

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in drama and theater arts. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in drama and theater arts in District of Columbia.

There were about 8 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in drama and theater arts has to check out Catholic University of America. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in drama and theater arts in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 8 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Georgetown University is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 5 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Gallaudet in the most recent data year.

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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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	267	2,012
Pennsylvania	266	612
Maryland	197	143
New Jersey	189	232

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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major

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

Theater Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	34
Musical Theater	12
Directing & Theatrical Production	1

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	98
Music	50
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	49
Design & Applied Arts	34
Arts & Media Management	18
Dance	15
General Visual & Performing Arts	12

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.