Best Performing Arts Programs in Boston
Compare 30 performing arts programs in Boston. 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
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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
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Brown University
Providence, RI·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.18 (W)Class Size: Medium
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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
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Dean College
Franklin, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: —
Acceptance: 74%Tuition: $47KSelectiveness: —
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Salem State University
Salem, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KAvg GPA: 3.25 (W)
Acceptance: 96%Tuition: $20KGPA: 3.25 (W)
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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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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI·Public
School Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $27KAvg GPA: 3.14 (W)
Acceptance: 92%Tuition: $27KGPA: 3.14 (W)
10
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KAvg GPA: 3.35 (W)
Acceptance: 88%Tuition: $18KGPA: 3.35 (W)
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Northeastern University
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $66KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)
BA/BS Theatre
Acceptance: 5%Tuition: $66KGPA: 4.09 (W)
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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA·Public
School Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KAvg GPA: 3.24 (W)
Acceptance: 87%Tuition: $17KGPA: 3.24 (W)
13
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $67KAvg GPA: 4.15 (W)
BA Theatre Studies
Acceptance: 14%Tuition: $67KGPA: 4.15 (W)
14
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 41%Tuition: $68KAvg GPA: 3.9 (W)
Acceptance: 41%Tuition: $68KGPA: 3.9 (W)
15
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)
16
Gordon College
Wenham, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KAvg GPA: 3.76 (W)
Acceptance: 69%Tuition: $31KGPA: 3.76 (W)
17
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $71KAvg GPA: 4.09 (W)
BA Theatre
Acceptance: 16%Tuition: $71KGPA: 4.09 (W)
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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)
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Providence College
Providence, RI·Private
School Acceptance: 51%Tuition: $64KAvg GPA: 3.54 (W)
Acceptance: 51%Tuition: $64KGPA: 3.54 (W)
20
Clark University
Worcester, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $59KAvg GPA: 3.76 (W)
BA Theater Arts
Acceptance: 40%Tuition: $59KGPA: 3.76 (W)
21
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA·Public
Tuition: $10K
AA Theatre Arts
Tuition: $10K
22
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Liberal Arts - Theater Option
Tuition: $11K
23
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $49KAvg GPA: 3.76 (W)
BA Theater Arts
Acceptance: 76%Tuition: $49KGPA: 3.76 (W)
24
Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Theatre Transfer
Tuition: $11K
25
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA·Public
Tuition: $11K
AA Theatre
Tuition: $11K
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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)
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Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA·Private
School Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $52KAvg GPA: 3 (W)
BM Performance
Acceptance: 44%Tuition: $52KGPA: 3 (W)
28
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)
29
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)
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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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