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3. Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

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.

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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	Point Park University	68	6%	$46,090
12	San Diego State University	68	1%	$29,318
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	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	60	1%	$21,297
18	California State University-Northridge	60	1%	$22,969
19	Savannah College of Art and Design	58	2%	$57,443
20	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	58	0%	$30,102
21	Southern Oregon University	57	4%	$27,510
22	Muhlenberg College	57	10%	$67,535
23	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	57	0%	$32,443
24	University of Southern California	56	0%	$74,825
25	Montclair State University	56	1%	$31,704
26	University of New Orleans	56	4%	$25,223
27	Emerson College	55	5%	$68,392
28	Arizona State University-Tempe	55	0%	$28,048
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	54	1%	$32,041
30	SUNY at Purchase College	54	5%	$26,982
31	University of Florida	54	0%	$21,211
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	Northern Kentucky University	50	2%	$23,244
37	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	50	0%	$27,898
38	James Madison University	45	1%	$27,356
39	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	45	2%	$19,876
40	State University of New York at New Paltz	44	2%	$25,641
41	CUNY Brooklyn College	44	1%	$8,604
42	The New School	44	2%	$71,361
43	Wayne State University	44	1%	$27,157
44	Texas A & M University-Commerce	43	1%	$22,983
45	Loyola Marymount University	43	2%	$67,369
46	University of Houston	42	0%	$23,225
47	San Francisco State University	42	1%	$27,480
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	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	39	0%	$30,913
52	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	39	2%	$23,307
53	University of Utah	39	0%	$24,472
54	West Virginia University	38	1%	$23,294
55	University of South Florida-Main Campus	37	0%	$23,320
56	Eastern Michigan University	37	1%	$26,196
57	CUNY City College	37	1%	$29,967
58	East Carolina University	36	1%	$21,672
59	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	35	0%	$30,298
60	Ohio State University-Main Campus	35	0%	$27,367
61	Michigan State University	34	0%	$28,862
62	Stephen F Austin State University	34	1%	$22,156
63	Kennesaw State University	34	1%	$25,773
64	Sam Houston State University	34	1%	$22,478
65	University of Iowa	34	0%	$24,239
66	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	34	0%	$26,834
67	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	33	1%	$30,360
68	Regent University	33	2%	$29,763
69	University of Notre Dame	33	1%	$71,801
70	Western Washington University	33	1%	$24,077
71	Cornish College of the Arts	32	27%	$59,442
72	University of Memphis	32	1%	$25,423
73	Florida International University	31	0%	$23,506
74	Wagner College	31	5%	$64,382
75	Texas Tech University	31	0%	$24,472
76	California State University-Los Angeles	31	0%	$26,139
77	University of North Carolina Wilmington	30	1%	$24,982
78	University of Colorado Boulder	30	0%	$31,044
79	College of Charleston	30	1%	$30,239
80	University of Southern Mississippi	30	1%	$24,048
81	CUNY Hunter College	30	1%	$22,379
82	Missouri State University-Springfield	29	1%	$21,782
83	The University of Montana	29	1%	$20,966
84	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	29	1%	$29,357
85	Hofstra University	29	1%	$63,748
86	DeSales University	29	4%	$54,020
87	The University of Texas at Austin	29	0%	$26,506
88	Indiana University-Bloomington	28	0%	$24,779
89	Rowan University	28	1%	$32,099
90	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	28	0%	$31,510
91	Northern Illinois University	27	1%	$29,117
92	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	27	1%	$24,936
93	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	27	0%	$29,097
94	University of California-Santa Cruz	27	1%	$36,217
95	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	27	0%	$23,811
96	University of Maryland-College Park	27	0%	$27,146
97	Portland State University	27	0%	$26,085
98	California State University-San Bernardino	27	1%	$23,878
99	George Mason University	26	0%	$30,284
100	Moorpark College	26	1%	$3,179

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.