<p>There really isn't a worthwhile ranking system for drama schools, so it's pretty tough to weed out the best. I would love for someone (anyone) to point out the best-known or highest-quality programs for a BA in theatre (not a BFA).</p>
<p>Thanks so much! :D</p>
<p>Switch over to the Arts Majors forum and you'll find thread on Drama/Acting. Read it from start to finish and I think you'll have a good idea of the well respected programs. Also, some ideas on how to evaluate programs for yourself. </p>
<p>This is the Musical Theater forum and mostly focused on BFA programs. There's lots of activity here, but I think what you'll need is probably on the other thread.</p>
<p>thank you so much!</p>
<p>OK, I'll bite.</p>
<p>For Undergrad</p>
<p>USC
SMU
Juilliard</p>
<p>Also,
Evansville
De Paul
NYU
CSF
UCLA
CMU
NCSA</p>
<p>And
Royal Academy London</p>
<p>For Grad</p>
<p>Yale
ACT
ART
Juilliard</p>
<p>xxx,Mary Anna</p>
<p>Mary Anna</p>
<p>The poster is looking for BA's, not BFA's. Aren't most of the schools you listed pre-professional programs offering BFA's?</p>
<p>If you search this forum, you likely will come up with posts that have listed various strong BA programs in Drama/Theater. It is hard to even come up with a list without knowing the kind of student you are or if you prefer a major university or a small/medium sized college. </p>
<p>Some you may wish to check out are:</p>
<p>Brown
Yale
Vassar
Northwestern
Middlebury
UCLA
Cornell
Emory
Bennington
Connecticut College
Kenyon College
Lawrence University
Macalester College
Princeton
Rollins College
Sarah Lawrence College
Skidmore College
Whitman College
Indiana University
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cal State Fullerton
U of Alabama
Arizona State
U of Nebraska
UC, Irvine
Fordham
College of Charleston
Brandeis University
Boston College
UCLA
Catholic University</p>
<p>Mary Anna...on your BFA list, might you consider adding Boston University or SUNY Purchase? </p>
<p>~~Susan</p>
<p>Well, let's see.</p>
<p>USC offers a BA in theatre</p>
<p>UCLA offers a BA in theatre</p>
<p>I think there is a list somewhere on this board that had already been posted. You can probably find it if you search.</p>
<p>Good luck,
xxx,Mary Anna</p>
<p>Please consider University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Cold, yes it is!! BUT a fab campus an enxcellent opportunities to work with the Guthrie Theatre.</p>
<p>SUE aka 5pants</p>
<p>Oh yes, good idea Susan. I would add BU.
I am pretty sure their degree is a BFA, though. I guess this poster wants a BA.</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>Mary Anna, yes, I was saying might you add BU (and Purchase) to the BFA list you had , not for THIS student or for a BA.
Susan</p>
<p>wow! you guys are amazing and helpful, might i add, much more so than the engineering forum ;) thanks so much for the list!</p>
<p>is the fordham program respectable? i am mostly interested in directing, and am more interested in a program that has a friendly and willing student base, maybe large enough to do small student productions.</p>
<p>thanks so so so much for your input. <3 hol</p>
<p>Fordham is a great school for theatre and in just general.</p>
<p>I know that Denzel Washington went there (and to ACT for grad) and also, I believe, Felicity Huffman. </p>
<p>I don't know anything about Fordham's directing program. I do know SMU has a theatre studies undergrad degree with a concentration in dramaturgy, directing and playwriting and a terrific MFA degree in directing. But so do others</p>
<p>Sorry I can't be more help about Fordham.</p>
<p>good luck,
xxx,Mary Anna</p>