Most Popular Schools for General Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Major & Degree Program

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.

Rank	School Name	Students	% of Total	Total On-Campus Cost
1	New York University	399	3%	$73,566
2	American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles	135	100%	$50,385
3	Florida State University	107	1%	$22,168
4	Northwestern University	107	2%	$74,649
5	Texas State University	92	1%	$23,130
6	University of Central Florida	88	1%	$22,548
7	California State University-Long Beach	87	1%	$24,738
8	University of California-Los Angeles	86	1%	$34,620
9	University of California-Irvine	78	1%	$34,261
10	California State University-Fullerton	74	1%	$27,738
11	San Diego State University	68	1%	$29,318
12	Point Park University	68	6%	$46,090
13	Kent State University at Kent	67	1%	$25,886
14	Ball State University	66	1%	$24,550
15	University of Northern Colorado	64	2%	$25,494
16	Columbia University in the City of New York	64	1%	$76,856
17	California State University-Northridge	60	1%	$22,969
18	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	60	1%	$21,297
19	University 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 University	57	4%	$27,510
23	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	57	0%	$32,443
24	Montclair State University	56	1%	$31,704
25	University of New Orleans	56	4%	$25,223
26	University of Southern California	56	0%	$74,825
27	Arizona State University-Tempe	55	0%	$28,048
28	Emerson College	55	5%	$68,392
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	54	1%	$32,041
30	University of Florida	54	0%	$21,211
31	SUNY at Purchase College	54	5%	$26,982
32	Carnegie Mellon University	53	1%	$72,283
33	Illinois State University	52	1%	$29,758
34	University of Georgia	52	1%	$26,688
35	University of North Texas	51	1%	$24,712
36	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	50	0%	$27,898
37	Northern Kentucky University	50	2%	$23,244
38	James Madison University	45	1%	$27,356
39	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	45	2%	$19,876
40	Wayne State University	44	1%	$27,157
41	CUNY Brooklyn College	44	1%	$8,604
42	The New School	44	2%	$71,361
43	State University of New York at New Paltz	44	2%	$25,641
44	Texas A & M University-Commerce	43	1%	$22,983
45	Loyola Marymount University	43	2%	$67,369
46	San Francisco State University	42	1%	$27,480
47	University of Houston	42	0%	$23,225
48	University of California-Santa Barbara	41	1%	$36,659
49	Millikin University	40	9%	$49,920
50	The University of Alabama	40	0%	$29,872
51	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	39	2%	$23,307
52	University of Utah	39	0%	$24,472
53	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	39	0%	$30,913
54	West Virginia University	38	1%	$23,294
55	University of South Florida-Main Campus	37	0%	$23,320
56	CUNY City College	37	1%	$29,967
57	Eastern Michigan University	37	1%	$26,196
58	East Carolina University	36	1%	$21,672
59	Ohio State University-Main Campus	35	0%	$27,367
60	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	35	0%	$30,298
61	Michigan State University	34	0%	$28,862
62	Sam Houston State University	34	1%	$22,478
63	Stephen F Austin State University	34	1%	$22,156
64	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	34	0%	$26,834
65	University of Iowa	34	0%	$24,239
66	Kennesaw State University	34	1%	$25,773
67	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	33	1%	$30,360
68	University of Notre Dame	33	1%	$71,801
69	Western Washington University	33	1%	$24,077
70	Regent University	33	2%	$29,763
71	University of Memphis	32	1%	$25,423
72	Cornish College of the Arts	32	27%	$59,442
73	California State University-Los Angeles	31	0%	$26,139
74	Wagner College	31	5%	$64,382
75	Texas Tech University	31	0%	$24,472
76	Florida International University	31	0%	$23,506
77	University of North Carolina Wilmington	30	1%	$24,982
78	University of Colorado Boulder	30	0%	$31,044
79	CUNY Hunter College	30	1%	$22,379
80	College of Charleston	30	1%	$30,239
81	University of Southern Mississippi	30	1%	$24,048
82	Missouri State University-Springfield	29	1%	$21,782
83	DeSales University	29	4%	$54,020
84	Hofstra University	29	1%	$63,748
85	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	29	1%	$29,357
86	The University of Montana	29	1%	$20,966
87	The University of Texas at Austin	29	0%	$26,506
88	Rowan University	28	1%	$32,099
89	Indiana University-Bloomington	28	0%	$24,779
90	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	28	0%	$31,510
91	Portland State University	27	0%	$26,085
92	California State University-San Bernardino	27	1%	$23,878
93	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	27	1%	$24,936
94	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	27	0%	$29,097
95	University of Maryland-College Park	27	0%	$27,146
96	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	27	0%	$23,811
97	University of California-Santa Cruz	27	1%	$36,217
98	Northern Illinois University	27	1%	$29,117
99	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	26	1%	$22,672
100	University 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.