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General Drama Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we ranked 197 schools offering general drama majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Theatre-Schools.com team ranks Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA), and New York University (New York City, NY) the top three general drama schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 general drama schools and colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 general drama schools in the Northeast:

Harvard University - Theatre School Ranking
1. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 3 general drama programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Theatre School Ranking
2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 general drama programs

New York University - Theatre School Ranking
3. New York University

New York City, NY, 4 general drama programs

American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Theatre School Ranking
4. American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York City, NY, 4 general drama programs

Emerson College - Theatre School Ranking
5. Emerson College

Boston, MA, 5 general drama programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Theatre School Ranking
6. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 4 general drama programs

Yale University - Theatre School Ranking
7. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 2 general drama programs

Brown University - Theatre School Ranking
8. Brown University

Providence, RI, 4 general drama programs

University of Pennsylvania - Theatre School Ranking
9. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 2 general drama programs

Wesleyan University - Theatre School Ranking
10. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 3 general drama programs

Northeastern University - Theatre School Ranking
11. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 2 general drama programs

Villanova University - Theatre School Ranking
12. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 2 general drama programs

Boston University - Theatre School Ranking
13. Boston University

Boston, MA, 2 general drama programs

Smith College - Theatre School Ranking
14. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 3 general drama programs

Vassar College - Theatre School Ranking
15. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY, 2 general drama programs

Barnard College - Theatre School Ranking
16. Barnard College

New York City, NY, 2 general drama programs

University of Pittsburgh - Theatre School Ranking
17. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 general drama programs

Trinity College - Theatre School Ranking
18. Trinity College

Hartford, CT, 2 general drama programs

Binghamton University - Theatre School Ranking
19. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 2 general drama programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Theatre School Ranking
20. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 general drama programs

The New School - Theatre School Ranking
21. The New School

New York City, NY, 2 general drama programs

Fordham University - Theatre School Ranking
22. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 2 general drama programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Theatre School Ranking
23. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 3 general drama programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Theatre School Ranking
24. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 5 general drama programs

University of Connecticut - Theatre School Ranking
25. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 4 general drama programs

Syracuse University - Theatre School Ranking
26. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 2 general drama programs

Skidmore College - Theatre School Ranking
27. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY, 2 general drama programs

Bucknell University - Theatre School Ranking
28. Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA, 2 general drama programs

Mount Holyoke College - Theatre School Ranking
29. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA, 2 general drama programs

Stony Brook University - Theatre School Ranking
30. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 2 general drama programs

University at Buffalo - Theatre School Ranking
31. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 5 general drama programs

Molloy College - Theatre School Ranking
32. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 1 general drama program

SUNY at Albany - Theatre School Ranking
33. SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY, 3 general drama programs

CUNY Hunter College - Theatre School Ranking
34. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 4 general drama programs

CUNY City College - Theatre School Ranking
35. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 3 general drama programs

Rowan University - Theatre School Ranking
36. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 3 general drama programs

Adelphi University - Theatre School Ranking
37. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 4 general drama programs

Montclair State University - Theatre School Ranking
38. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 3 general drama programs

CUNY Lehman College - Theatre School Ranking
39. CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY, 1 general drama program

CUNY Brooklyn College - Theatre School Ranking
40. CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY, 2 general drama programs

SUNY Brockport - Theatre School Ranking
41. SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY, 3 general drama programs

Salem State University - Theatre School Ranking
42. Salem State University

Salem, MA, 4 general drama programs

SUNY at Purchase College - Theatre School Ranking
43. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY, 2 general drama programs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Theatre School Ranking
44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, 2 general drama programs

Dartmouth College - Theatre School Ranking
45. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 2 general drama programs

Cornell University - Theatre School Ranking
46. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 3 general drama programs

Tufts University - Theatre School Ranking
47. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 3 general drama programs

Williams College - Theatre School Ranking
48. Williams College

Williamstown, MA, 2 general drama programs

Middlebury College - Theatre School Ranking
49. Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT, 2 general drama programs

Amherst College - Theatre School Ranking
50. Amherst College

Amherst, MA, 2 general drama programs

General drama schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State15 General Drama Schools in Connecticut5 General Drama Schools in Maine35 General Drama Schools in Massachusetts5 General Drama Schools in New Hampshire13 General Drama Schools in New Jersey66 General Drama Schools in New York45 General Drama Schools in Pennsylvania7 General Drama Schools in Rhode Island6 General Drama Schools in Vermont


General drama schools in other regions:

Midwest: 273 schools
Northwest: 43 schools
South: 329 schools
Southeast: 218 schools
West: 221 schools

Popular theatre school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Danbury: 1 school
Hartford: 2 schools
Middletown: 2 schools
New Britain: 1 school
New Haven: 2 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 1 school
Willimantic: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Boston: 9 schools
Cambridge: 3 schools
Franklin: 1 school
North Adams: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Salem: 1 school
Worcester: 4 schools
in New Hampshire:
Concord: 1 school
Durham: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Bloomfield: 1 school
Edison: 1 school
Galloway: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Madison: 2 schools
Mahwah: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Toms River: 1 school
Union: 1 school
in New York:
Batavia: 1 school
Bayside: 1 school
Bronx: 5 schools
Brooklyn: 5 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 4 schools
Cortland: 1 school
Dix Hills: 1 school
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 17 schools
Niagara University: 1 school
Old Westbury: 1 school
Oneonta: 2 schools
Oswego: 1 school
Potsdam: 1 school
Poughkeepsie: 2 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 1 school
Rochester: 3 schools
Rockville Centre: 1 school
Saratoga Springs: 1 school
Selden: 1 school
Staten Island: 2 schools
Suffern: 1 school
Syracuse: 2 schools
Troy: 3 schools
Valhalla: 1 school
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 2 schools
Center Valley: 1 school
Chambersburg: 1 school
East Stroudsburg: 1 school
Glenside: 1 school
Harrisburg: 1 school
Kutztown: 1 school
Philadelphia: 9 schools
Pittsburgh: 6 schools
Villanova: 1 school
West Chester: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 3 schools
in Vermont:
Bennington: 1 school
Burlington: 2 schools
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