Musical Theatre

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques for integrating theatre, music, and dance into a unified production. Includes instruction in acting, dance, voice, technical theater, musical genres, piano, and history of musical theater.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 110 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3751 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,150

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,504

awards given

Top Schools for Musical Theatre

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY	495
2	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	171
3	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	162
4	New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts New York, NY	123
5	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	114
6	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	114
7	The New School New York, NY	96
8	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	96
9	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	78
10	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	66
11	Manhattan School of Music New York, NY	63
12	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	57
13	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	54
14	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	54
15	New York Film Academy Burbank, CA	51
16	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	51
17	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	51
18	Emerson College Boston, MA	51
19	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	48
20	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	48
21	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	48
22	Samford University Birmingham, AL	48
23	Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	45
24	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	45
25	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	39
26	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	39
27	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	39
28	Elon University Elon, NC	39
29	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	39
30	Manhattanville College Purchase, NY	39
31	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	36
32	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	36
33	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	36
34	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	36
35	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	36
36	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	33
37	Pace University New York, NY	33
38	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	33
39	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	33
40	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA	33
41	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	33
42	American University Washington, DC	33
43	Young Harris College Young Harris, GA	30
44	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	30
45	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	30
46	Millikin University Decatur, IL	30
47	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	27
48	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	24
49	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	24
50	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	24
51	Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	24
52	University of Georgia Athens, GA	24
53	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	21
54	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	21
55	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	21
56	North Central College Naperville, IL	21
57	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	21
58	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	18
59	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA	18
60	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	18
61	Stephens College Columbia, MO	18
62	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	18
63	Anderson University Anderson, IN	18
64	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	15
65	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	15
66	Weber State University Ogden, UT	15
67	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	15
68	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	15
69	Anderson University Anderson, SC	15
70	Reinhardt University Waleska, GA	15
71	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	15
72	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	15
73	KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX	12
74	University of Mobile Mobile, AL	12
75	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	12
76	Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE	12
77	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	9
78	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	9
79	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	9
80	Creighton University Omaha, NE	9
81	Aurora University Aurora, IL	9
82	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	9
83	Brenau University Gainesville, GA	9
84	Catawba College Salisbury, NC	9
85	Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC	9
86	Coker University Hartsville, SC	9
87	Emory & Henry University Emory, VA	9
88	Casper College Casper, WY	9
89	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	6
90	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	6
91	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	6
92	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	6
93	William Jewell College Liberty, MO	6
94	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	6
95	West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV	6
96	Carroll University Waukesha, WI	6
97	Taylor University Upland, IN	6
98	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	6
99	Friends University Wichita, KS	6
100	William Peace University Raleigh, NC	6