2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #176 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9 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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Theater Arts in New York

Below you'll see a list of 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

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in theater arts. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested 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

#4 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #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

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in New York.

There were approximately 1 theater arts individuals 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

New York University
New York, NY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

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

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

5

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	303	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

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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.