2025 Best Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
15
Colleges in the New England Region
612
Theater Degrees Awarded
Theater Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #70 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 612 degrees in theater arts annually.
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Choosing a Great Theater Arts School
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Theater Arts Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Theater Arts in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Theater
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
49
Theater Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in theater arts needs to take a look at Emerson College. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.
There were approximately 49 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MA
Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In MA
Every student who is interested in theater arts has to take a look at Northeastern University. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CT
It's hard to beat University of Connecticut if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 26 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bennington is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Bennington. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 21 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent data year.
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Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of South Hadley. This college ranks 36th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 10 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Mt. Holyoke in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NH
UNH is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in theater arts from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
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UVM is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Burlington. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 10 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.
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