2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #176 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for theater arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 10 doctor's degrees in theater arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Theater Arts School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in theater matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for theater arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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 theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Theater Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in theater arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in theater arts. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in New York.

There were approximately 4 theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in theater arts from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#4 Best Quality In NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in theater arts. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in New York.

There were approximately 3 theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in theater arts from The Graduate Center, CUNY

3

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in theater arts. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in New York.

There were roughly 1 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in theater arts from Cornell University

3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in theater arts has to look into University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 1 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in theater arts from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

3

New York University
New York, NY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In NY

#3 Best Quality In NY

New York University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in theater arts. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in New York.

There were about 1 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in theater arts from New York University

6

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#5 Most Popular In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. More information about a doctorate in theater arts from University at Buffalo

Best Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the most popular theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	19
Pennsylvania	303	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

One of 9 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	2

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.