2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Drama

DRAMA DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

Drama is a relatively in-demand major. On average, each major gives out close to 6,200 bachelor's degrees per annum; last spring, 9,323 students were awarded undergrad degrees in drama, making it America's 50th most popular course of study. New York University​ granted more of those degrees than any other American college (373), and schools in New York awarded more degrees than any US State (1,181).

It can probably be challenging to pick out the right program for you, considering 810 colleges in America have a bachelor's degree in drama. In comparison to the typical subject, there are 4.2 times as many institutions offering undergrad degrees in drama, making it the 24th most broadly available degree in the United States.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last spring, practically nine in every ten degrees in drama were four-year degrees; 9% were grad degrees. Drama is the 125th most popular postgraduate degree in the USA, with 977 degrees granted. To put that in context, the average subject is 2.8 times more popular among postgrads than drama.

In Total, 10,300 students received a bachelor's or higher in drama last May.

ONLINE DRAMA DEGREES

6 of those 10,300 alumni (0.1%) went through online programs - 3 college students and 3 postgraduate students. As you likely know by now, it is quite uncommon to find an American majoring in drama online. It's at the moment the 244th most in-demand remote degree, and 99.4% south of the national average of 481 students per discipline. For master's or doctor's students, it ranks 280th, and is 99.5% under the nation's average (616).

Missouri State University-Springfield​ granted the most online undergrad degrees in drama in America (2). Last fall, 1,048 undergrads were enrolled in the institution remotely, 5% of their students. They offer 24 totally remote fields, which is 27% of their curriculum.

Undergrad degrees in drama are offered exclusively online at 4 colleges across the nation, making it the 24th most widely offered online major in America. Less than 1% of the institutions giving out the degree even have an online option, and 50% of the institutions providing the degree online are public. The remaining 50% are private.

If you desire to study drama entirely remotely, we suggest you consider applying to Wayne State University, as it has the 272nd best drama program in the US. They also grant an additional 32 degrees online, so you can explore classes in another concentration. Further, they have 423 remote undergrad students, which is 2% of the enrolled students.

PARTIALLY ONLINE DRAMA DEGREES

• Last May, 1,927 people were awarded a bachelor's degree in drama partially online
• 680 colleges across the nation offer bachelor's degrees in drama partially online
• 20.67% of all four-year degree in drama are done partially online
• The University of Central Florida​ conferred 52 partially online undergraduate degrees in drama, more than any other college in the United States
• 15 of the schools offering partially online bachelor's degrees in drama are located in the state of South Carolina, the most of any state
• On average, each course of study had around 1,368 partially online undergraduate degrees last spring

IN-PERSON DRAMA DEGREES

• Drama is the 48th most popular in-person bachelor's degree in the country
• Drama is the 17th most broadly offered exclusively in-person bachelor's degree across the country
• Last spring, 8,240 people completed a bachelor's or higher in drama in-person
• New York University​ awarded the most exclusively in-person undergraduate degrees in drama in the country (358)
• Drama is the 113th most popular in-person grad degree in the USA
• 86.69% of all graduate degrees in drama are earned fully in-person