2023 Most Popular Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region
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Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 985 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,365 and $26,358 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 79 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful drama and theater arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region”.
Top 25 Most Popular Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region list. Emerson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 143 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Emerson College Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Boston U Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region. Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Berklee College of Music
Out of the 79 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. WestConn is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Connecticut State University Drama & Theater Arts Report
Out of the 79 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 37 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Connecticut Drama & Theater Arts Report
Out of the 79 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Salem State
University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 25 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full URI Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Bennington College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region list. Bennington College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Bennington
Rhode Island College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. Rhode Island College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at RIC
Dean College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 24 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dean College Drama & Theater Arts Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Brown University Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #13, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region list. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at ECSU
Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Wesleyan University
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 18 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 17 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Northeastern University Drama & Theater Arts Report
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Yale University Drama & Theater Arts Report
Boston College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Boston College Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s theater degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Hartford Drama & Theater Arts Report
College of the Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full College of the Holy Cross Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #20, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Brandeis University
Tufts University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Tufts University
University of Southern Maine landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Drama & Theater Arts Report
Bridgewater State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 11 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Bridgewater State University
Keene State College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Keene State
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