Performing Arts Schools in The Northeast - 2022 Ranking

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Our 2022 rankings contain 265 schools offering performing arts majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Best-Art-Colleges.com team ranks Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA), and Yale University (New Haven, CT) the top three performing arts schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 performing arts schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast. You might also want to see our most recent ranking of the best dance, music, and performing art schools and colleges in the Northeast.

Top 50 performing arts schools in the Northeast:

Columbia University in The City of New York - Art School Ranking
1. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 9 performing arts programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Art School Ranking
2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 14 performing arts programs

Yale University - Art School Ranking
3. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 8 performing arts programs

The Juilliard School - Art School Ranking
4. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 42 performing arts programs

New York University - Art School Ranking
5. New York University

New York City, NY, 13 performing arts programs

Boston University - Art School Ranking
6. Boston University

Boston, MA, 10 performing arts programs

Manhattan School of Music - Art School Ranking
7. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 43 performing arts programs

The New England Conservatory of Music - Art School Ranking
8. The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA, 27 performing arts programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Art School Ranking
9. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 5 performing arts programs

Syracuse University - Art School Ranking
10. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 12 performing arts programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Art School Ranking
11. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 4 performing arts programs

CUNY Hunter College - Art School Ranking
12. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 6 performing arts programs

University of Connecticut - Art School Ranking
13. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 5 performing arts programs

The New School - Art School Ranking
14. The New School

New York City, NY, 21 performing arts programs

University at Buffalo - Art School Ranking
15. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 11 performing arts programs

Bard College - Art School Ranking
16. Bard College

Annandale On Hudson, NY, 1 performing arts program

Drexel University - Art School Ranking
17. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 1 performing arts program

Temple University - Art School Ranking
18. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 13 performing arts programs

Montclair State University - Art School Ranking
19. Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ, 4 performing arts programs

CUNY City College - Art School Ranking
20. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 5 performing arts programs

Long Island University - Art School Ranking
21. Long Island University

Brookville, NY, 7 performing arts programs

CUNY Queens College - Art School Ranking
22. CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY, 3 performing arts programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Art School Ranking
23. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 4 performing arts programs

Pace University - Art School Ranking
24. Pace University

New York City, NY, 3 performing arts programs

Longy School of Music of Bard College - Art School Ranking
25. Longy School of Music of Bard College

Cambridge, MA, 20 performing arts programs

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Art School Ranking
26. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, 2 performing arts programs

Dartmouth College - Art School Ranking
27. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 4 performing arts programs

University of Pennsylvania - Art School Ranking
28. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 2 performing arts programs

Brown University - Art School Ranking
29. Brown University

Providence, RI, 5 performing arts programs

Harvard University - Art School Ranking
30. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 3 performing arts programs

Cornell University - Art School Ranking
31. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 6 performing arts programs

Tufts University - Art School Ranking
32. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 4 performing arts programs

Middlebury College - Art School Ranking
33. Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT, 3 performing arts programs

Williams College - Art School Ranking
34. Williams College

Williamstown, MA, 1 performing arts program

Wesleyan University - Art School Ranking
35. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 6 performing arts programs

Villanova University - Art School Ranking
36. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 2 performing arts programs

Vassar College - Art School Ranking
37. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY, 2 performing arts programs

Northeastern University - Art School Ranking
38. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 3 performing arts programs

Swarthmore College - Art School Ranking
39. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, 5 performing arts programs

University of Rochester - Art School Ranking
40. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 9 performing arts programs

Smith College - Art School Ranking
41. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 5 performing arts programs

Lehigh University - Art School Ranking
42. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 4 performing arts programs

Brandeis University - Art School Ranking
43. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 2 performing arts programs

Clark University - Art School Ranking
44. Clark University

Worcester, MA, 3 performing arts programs

Barnard College - Art School Ranking
45. Barnard College

New York City, NY, 5 performing arts programs

Binghamton University - Art School Ranking
46. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 2 performing arts programs

Fordham University - Art School Ranking
47. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 3 performing arts programs

University of Pittsburgh - Art School Ranking
48. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 performing arts programs

Stony Brook University - Art School Ranking
49. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 2 performing arts programs

Molloy College - Art School Ranking
50. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 1 performing arts program

Performing arts schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State17 Performing Arts Schools in Connecticut5 Performing Arts Schools in Maine45 Performing Arts Schools in Massachusetts6 Performing Arts Schools in New Hampshire18 Performing Arts Schools in New Jersey94 Performing Arts Schools in New York64 Performing Arts Schools in Pennsylvania7 Performing Arts Schools in Rhode Island9 Performing Arts Schools in Vermont

Performing arts schools in other regions:

Midwest: 326 schools
South: 406 schools
West: 279 schools

Popular art school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Bridgeport: 2 schools
Danbury: 1 school
Hamden: 2 schools
Middletown: 2 schools
New Britain: 1 school
New Haven: 4 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 2 schools
West Haven: 1 school
Willimantic: 1 school
in Maine:
Portland: 2 schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Beverly: 2 schools
Boston: 15 schools
Bridgewater: 1 school
Cambridge: 4 schools
Franklin: 1 school
Medford: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Salem: 1 school
Worcester: 5 schools
in New Hampshire:
Manchester: 3 schools
in New Jersey:
Dover: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Jersey City: 3 schools
Lawrenceville: 1 school
Madison: 2 schools
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Newark: 3 schools
Randolph: 1 school
Union: 1 school
Woodland Park: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 4 schools
Alfred: 2 schools
Annandale On Hudson: 1 school
Bayside: 1 school
Brockport: 1 school
Bronx: 4 schools
Brooklyn: 5 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 6 schools
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 32 schools
Old Westbury: 2 schools
Oneonta: 2 schools
Oswego: 1 school
Potsdam: 1 school
Poughkeepsie: 3 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 2 schools
Rochester: 7 schools
Saratoga Springs: 2 schools
Selden: 1 school
Staten Island: 2 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 4 schools
Troy: 3 schools
Utica: 2 schools
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 2 schools
Bethlehem: 3 schools
Edinboro: 1 school
Kutztown: 1 school
Millersville: 1 school
Philadelphia: 15 schools
Pittsburgh: 8 schools
University Park: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 4 schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 schools
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