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Theatre Schools in the Northeast - 2024 Ranking

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In 2024, we have evaluated 275 theatre colleges offering 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 best three theatre colleges in the Northeast.

See the Top 50 Theatre schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 theatre schools in the Northeast:

Harvard University - Theatre School Ranking
1. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 8 theatre programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 12 theatre programs

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

New York City, NY, 7 theatre programs

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

New York City, NY, 9 theatre programs

Emerson College - Theatre School Ranking
5. Emerson College

Boston, MA, 10 theatre programs

Pace University - Theatre School Ranking
6. Pace University

New York City, NY, 6 theatre programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 theatre programs

Yale University - Theatre School Ranking
8. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 13 theatre programs

Brown University - Theatre School Ranking
9. Brown University

Providence, RI, 7 theatre programs

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

Philadelphia, PA, 4 theatre programs

The Juilliard School - Theatre School Ranking
11. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 4 theatre programs

Wesleyan University - Theatre School Ranking
12. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 3 theatre programs

Northeastern University - Theatre School Ranking
13. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 3 theatre programs

Villanova University - Theatre School Ranking
14. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 2 theatre programs

Boston University - Theatre School Ranking
15. Boston University

Boston, MA, 11 theatre programs

Smith College - Theatre School Ranking
16. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 3 theatre programs

Vassar College - Theatre School Ranking
17. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY, 2 theatre programs

Barnard College - Theatre School Ranking
18. Barnard College

New York City, NY, 3 theatre programs

Binghamton University - Theatre School Ranking
19. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 4 theatre programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 theatre programs

Trinity College - Theatre School Ranking
21. Trinity College

Hartford, CT, 2 theatre programs

The New School - Theatre School Ranking
22. The New School

New York City, NY, 6 theatre programs

Syracuse University - Theatre School Ranking
23. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 6 theatre programs

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

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 theatre programs

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

New York City, NY, 7 theatre programs

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

Storrs, CT, 6 theatre programs

Fordham University - Theatre School Ranking
27. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 3 theatre programs

Manhattan School of Music - Theatre School Ranking
28. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 1 theatre program

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

Amherst, MA, 3 theatre programs

Skidmore College - Theatre School Ranking
30. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY, 2 theatre programs

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

Stony Brook, NY, 4 theatre programs

Bucknell University - Theatre School Ranking
32. Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA, 2 theatre programs

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

South Hadley, MA, 2 theatre programs

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

Buffalo, NY, 8 theatre programs

Molloy College - Theatre School Ranking
35. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 1 theatre program

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

Albany, NY, 3 theatre programs

Temple University - Theatre School Ranking
37. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 9 theatre programs

Berklee College of Music - Theatre School Ranking
38. Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA, 3 theatre programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 theatre programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 theatre programs

Rowan University - Theatre School Ranking
41. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 3 theatre programs

Adelphi University - Theatre School Ranking
42. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 4 theatre programs

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

Montclair, NJ, 3 theatre programs

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

Bronx, NY, 2 theatre programs

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

Brooklyn, NY, 4 theatre programs

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

Salem, MA, 6 theatre programs

SUNY Brockport - Theatre School Ranking
47. SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY, 4 theatre programs

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

Purchase, NY, 11 theatre programs

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

Cambridge, MA, 2 theatre programs

Dartmouth College - Theatre School Ranking
50. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 2 theatre programs

Theatre schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State17 Theatre Schools in Connecticut7 Theatre Schools in Maine46 Theatre Schools in Massachusetts6 Theatre Schools in New Hampshire23 Theatre Schools in New Jersey95 Theatre Schools in New York67 Theatre Schools in Pennsylvania7 Theatre Schools in Rhode Island7 Theatre Schools in Vermont


Theatre programs in the Northeast:

General Drama: 197 schools
Acting and Performing: 112 schools
Screenwriting and Playwriting: 21 schools
Design and Technology: 78 schools
Management and Directing: 32 schools

Theatre schools in other regions:

Midwest: 334 schools
Northwest: 51 schools
South: 423 schools
Southeast: 289 schools
West: 293 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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