2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Musical Theatre

MUSICAL THEATRE DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

It is pretty rare to find an American majoring in musical theatre. An average concentration gives out 6,156 bachelor's degrees per year; last May, 698 people received bachelor's degrees in musical theatre, making it the USA's 248th most popular subject for undergraduate students. Berklee College of Music​ gave out 56 of those degrees (#1 in the country). Schools in New York conferred more degrees than any American State (129).

Bachelor's degrees in musical theatre are available at 104 institutions countrywide; ergo, it can often be tricky to pick the right college. In comparison with the typical field, there are 45.8% fewer schools offering four-year degrees in musical theatre, making it the 156th most commonly available degree in the United States of America.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last year, 98% of degrees in musical theatre were undergraduate degrees; 2% were grad degrees. Musical theatre is the 373rd most popular postgraduate degree in the country, with 17 degrees conferred. To put that in context, musical theatre is 99% less popular among graduate students than the average subject.

In Total, 715 students received a bachelor's or higher in musical theatre last spring.

ONLINE MUSICAL THEATRE DEGREES

Only 1 American college offers musical theatre exclusively online, and none of the students who earned undergrad degrees or postgraduate degrees in musical theatre last May took remote programs. ### PARTIALLY ONLINE MUSICAL THEATRE DEGREES

• Last year, 116 students were granted an undergraduate degree in musical theatre partially online
• Undergrad degrees in musical theatre are offered partially online at 94 colleges nationally
• Last year, 116 people were awarded a bachelor's or higher in musical theatre partially online
• 1.62% of Roosevelt University's​ last undergraduate class studied musical theatre partially online, higher than any other American college
• The average partially online subject confers 1,683 yearly bachelor's degrees or higher

IN-PERSON MUSICAL THEATRE DEGREES

• Musical theatre is the 234th most popular completely in-person college degree in the nation
• Musical theatre is the 173rd most universally offered in-person undergraduate degree nationally
• Last May, 599 students completed a bachelor's or higher in musical theatre in-person
• 9.46% of The University of the Arts'​ last undergraduate class studied musical theatre comprehensively in-person, higher than any other US institution
• Musical theatre is the 371st most popular exclusively in-person master's or doctor's degree in the country
• 100% of all advanced degrees in musical theatre are done in-person