A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions.
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Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
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1 | New York 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 399 | 3% | $73,566 |
2 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles | 135 | 100% | $50,385 |
3 | 107 | 1% | $22,168 | |
4 | Northwestern 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 107 | 2% | $74,649 |
5 | 92 | 1% | $23,130 | |
6 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Central Florida | 88 | 1% | $22,548 |
7 | 87 | 1% | $24,738 | |
8 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Los Angeles | 86 | 1% | $34,620 |
9 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Irvine | 78 | 1% | $34,261 |
10 | 74 | 1% | $27,738 | |
11 | 68 | 1% | $29,318 | |
12 | Point Park 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 68 | 6% | $46,090 |
13 | 67 | 1% | $25,886 | |
14 | 66 | 1% | $24,550 | |
15 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Northern Colorado | 64 | 2% | $25,494 |
16 | Columbia 911³Ô¹ÏÍø in the City of New York | 64 | 1% | $76,856 |
17 | 60 | 1% | $22,969 | |
18 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Carolina at Greensboro | 60 | 1% | $21,297 |
19 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 58 | 0% | $30,102 |
20 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 58 | 2% | $57,443 |
21 | Muhlenberg College | 57 | 10% | $67,535 |
22 | Southern Oregon 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 57 | 4% | $27,510 |
23 | Rutgers 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-New Brunswick | 57 | 0% | $32,443 |
24 | 56 | 1% | $31,704 | |
25 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of New Orleans | 56 | 4% | $25,223 |
26 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Southern California | 56 | 0% | $74,825 |
27 | Arizona State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Tempe | 55 | 0% | $28,048 |
28 | Emerson College | 55 | 5% | $68,392 |
29 | Virginia Commonwealth 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 54 | 1% | $32,041 |
30 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Florida | 54 | 0% | $21,211 |
31 | SUNY at Purchase College | 54 | 5% | $26,982 |
32 | Carnegie Mellon 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 53 | 1% | $72,283 |
33 | 52 | 1% | $29,758 | |
34 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Georgia | 52 | 1% | $26,688 |
35 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Texas | 51 | 1% | $24,712 |
36 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 50 | 0% | $27,898 |
37 | Northern Kentucky 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 50 | 2% | $23,244 |
38 | James Madison 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 45 | 1% | $27,356 |
39 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | 45 | 2% | $19,876 |
40 | 44 | 1% | $27,157 | |
41 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 44 | 1% | $8,604 |
42 | The New School | 44 | 2% | $71,361 |
43 | State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of New York at New Paltz | 44 | 2% | $25,641 |
44 | Texas A & M 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Commerce | 43 | 1% | $22,983 |
45 | Loyola Marymount 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 43 | 2% | $67,369 |
46 | 42 | 1% | $27,480 | |
47 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Houston | 42 | 0% | $23,225 |
48 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Santa Barbara | 41 | 1% | $36,659 |
49 | Millikin 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 40 | 9% | $49,920 |
50 | The 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Alabama | 40 | 0% | $29,872 |
51 | Texas A & M 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Corpus Christi | 39 | 2% | $23,307 |
52 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Utah | 39 | 0% | $24,472 |
53 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Massachusetts-Amherst | 39 | 0% | $30,913 |
54 | West Virginia 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 38 | 1% | $23,294 |
55 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of South Florida-Main Campus | 37 | 0% | $23,320 |
56 | CUNY City College | 37 | 1% | $29,967 |
57 | Eastern Michigan 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 37 | 1% | $26,196 |
58 | East Carolina 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 36 | 1% | $21,672 |
59 | 35 | 0% | $27,367 | |
60 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 35 | 0% | $30,298 |
61 | 34 | 0% | $28,862 | |
62 | 34 | 1% | $22,478 | |
63 | 34 | 1% | $22,156 | |
64 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 34 | 0% | $26,834 |
65 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Iowa | 34 | 0% | $24,239 |
66 | Kennesaw State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 34 | 1% | $25,773 |
67 | 33 | 1% | $30,360 | |
68 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Notre Dame | 33 | 1% | $71,801 |
69 | Western Washington 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 33 | 1% | $24,077 |
70 | Regent 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 33 | 2% | $29,763 |
71 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Memphis | 32 | 1% | $25,423 |
72 | Cornish College of the Arts | 32 | 27% | $59,442 |
73 | 31 | 0% | $26,139 | |
74 | Wagner College | 31 | 5% | $64,382 |
75 | Texas Tech 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 31 | 0% | $24,472 |
76 | Florida International 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 31 | 0% | $23,506 |
77 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Carolina Wilmington | 30 | 1% | $24,982 |
78 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder | 30 | 0% | $31,044 |
79 | CUNY Hunter College | 30 | 1% | $22,379 |
80 | College of Charleston | 30 | 1% | $30,239 |
81 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Southern Mississippi | 30 | 1% | $24,048 |
82 | 29 | 1% | $21,782 | |
83 | DeSales 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 29 | 4% | $54,020 |
84 | Hofstra 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 29 | 1% | $63,748 |
85 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 29 | 1% | $29,357 |
86 | The 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Montana | 29 | 1% | $20,966 |
87 | The 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas at Austin | 29 | 0% | $26,506 |
88 | Rowan 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 28 | 1% | $32,099 |
89 | Indiana 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-Bloomington | 28 | 0% | $24,779 |
90 | The 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Tennessee-Knoxville | 28 | 0% | $31,510 |
91 | 27 | 0% | $26,085 | |
92 | California State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-San Bernardino | 27 | 1% | $23,878 |
93 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Nebraska-Lincoln | 27 | 1% | $24,936 |
94 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 27 | 0% | $29,097 |
95 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Maryland-College Park | 27 | 0% | $27,146 |
96 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 27 | 0% | $23,811 |
97 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Santa Cruz | 27 | 1% | $36,217 |
98 | Northern Illinois 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 27 | 1% | $29,117 |
99 | 26 | 1% | $22,672 | |
100 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Carolina School of the Arts | 26 | 10% | $22,112 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.