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- New York University. New York, NY• Rating 3.75 out of 5 5,711 reviews. Senior: I love NYU! Throughout my college experience I transferred schools three time trying to find the right fit.
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Find out which schools offer drama and dance degrees or programs and how they rank based on criteria such as alumni, opportunities, and rankings. See the list of Tier 1 and Tier 2 schools and learn about their admission requirements and specialties.
- This list includes exclusively schools offering drama and dance degrees. We have a separate article about music schools (coming soon), and since th...
- Don’t ever take rankings of the top performing arts colleges as absolute fact—not even those from Backstage or The Hollywood Reporter. Instead, you...
- Always listed near the top of the rankings for both drama and dance, the Juilliard School boasts an unbelievably long list of notable alumni with 1...
- Northwestern is one of the few drama schools that doesn’t require an audition for admission. However, being accepted is tough because drama student...
- Just because Juilliard is an incredible school doesn't mean that you should want to go there. It’s a tiny school with a very intense program; that...
Juilliard is a world leader in performing arts education, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, drama, and music. Learn more about Juilliard's programs, events, and online courses, or visit the campus at Lincoln Center Plaza.
North Park University (15 miles) Rush University (15 miles) Telshe Yeshiva – Chicago (15 miles) University of Illinois at Chicago (16 miles) Hebrew Theological College (16 miles) Kendall College (16 miles) The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago (17 miles) The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago (17 miles) Tribeca ...
It's great to hear that you're passionate about theater and looking for colleges with strong performing arts programs. While there are many schools with good programs, I'll focus on some of the top performing arts colleges in the country: 1. Juilliard School (New York City) - Widely recognized as one of the world's leading music, dance, and ...
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