Best Performing Arts Programs in Massachusetts
Compare 38 performing arts programs in Massachusetts. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.
Ranked Performing Arts programs
Ranked by program fit, selectiveness, class size, value, outcomes, and data quality
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Boston University
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.9Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.9Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Very Small
2
Emerson College
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 51%Tuition: $57KAvg GPA: 3.73 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
Acceptance: 51%Tuition: $57KGPA: 3.73 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Small
3
Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, MA·Private
Tuition: $56KAvg GPA: 3.47 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Large
Tuition: $56KGPA: 3.47 (W)Selectiveness: Highly SelectiveClass Size: Large
4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 4.19 (W)Class Size: Very Small
BS Theater Arts
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $62KGPA: 4.19 (W)Class Size: Very Small
5
Williams College
Williamstown, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 8%Tuition: $69KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)Class Size: Very Small
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 8%Tuition: $69KGPA: 4.13 (W)Class Size: Very Small
6
Smith College
Northampton, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)Class Size: Very Small
Acceptance: 21%Tuition: $65KGPA: 4.2 (W)Class Size: Very Small
7
Dean College
Franklin, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: —
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: —
8
Amherst College
Amherst, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)
Acceptance: 9%Tuition: $70KGPA: 4.18 (W)
9
Salem State University
Salem, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.25 (W)
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.25 (W)
10
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $62KAvg GPA: 4.2 (W)
BA Theater, Dance & Media
Acceptance: 4%Tuition: $62KGPA: 4.2 (W)
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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.35 (W)
12
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Performing Arts
Tuition: $11K
13
Northeastern University
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)
BA/BS Theatre
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $66KGPA: 4.09 (W)
14
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 3.24 (W)
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KGPA: 3.24 (W)
15
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 4.15 (W)
BA Theatre Studies
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $67KGPA: 4.15 (W)
16
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 36%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 3.89 (W)
Acceptance: 36%Tuition: $67KGPA: 3.89 (W)
17
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 41%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.9 (W)
Acceptance: 41%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.9 (W)
18
Tufts University
Medford, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.13 (W)
BA in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Acceptance: 11%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.13 (W)
19
Gordon College
Wenham, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KAvg GPA: 3.76 (W)
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KGPA: 3.76 (W)
20
Westfield State University
Westfield, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.18 (W)
Acceptance: 81%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.18 (W)
21
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.09 (W)
22
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 18%Tuition: $65KAvg GPA: 3.81 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 18%Tuition: $65KGPA: 3.81 (W)
23
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $40KAvg GPA: 4.04 (W)
BA Theater
Acceptance: 60%Tuition: $40KGPA: 4.04 (W)
24
Clark University
Worcester, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $59KAvg GPA: 3.76 (W)
BA Theater Arts
Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $59KGPA: 3.76 (W)
25
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
Tuition: $11K
26
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA·Public
Tuition: $10K
AA Theatre Arts
Tuition: $10K
27
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Theatre Arts Track
Tuition: $11K
28
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Liberal Arts - Theater Option
Tuition: $11K
29
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $49KAvg GPA: 3.76 (W)
BA Theater Arts
Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $49KGPA: 3.76 (W)
30
Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Theatre Transfer
Tuition: $11K
31
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Theatre
Tuition: $11K
32
University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $38KAvg GPA: 3.5 (W)
BA Theatre Arts
Acceptance: 84%Tuition: $38KGPA: 3.5 (W)
33
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $52KAvg GPA: 3 (W)
BM Performance
Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $52KGPA: 3 (W)
34
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA·Public
Tuition: $12K
AA Liberal Arts - Theater Option
Tuition: $12K
35
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 70%Tuition: $54KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
BA Creative Arts and Design
Acceptance: 70%Tuition: $54KGPA: 3.4 (W)
36
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $64KAvg GPA: 3.7 (W)
BA Theatre and Dance
Acceptance: 68%Tuition: $64KGPA: 3.7 (W)
37
Springfield College
Springfield, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $45KAvg GPA: 3.6 (W)
BA Dance/Pre-PT to DPT
Acceptance: 72%Tuition: $45KGPA: 3.6 (W)
38
Suffolk University
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $48KAvg GPA: 3.4 (W)
BA/BS Theatre
Acceptance: 82%Tuition: $48KGPA: 3.4 (W)
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