Performing Arts Schools in New York

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - New York

At AMDA, you'll get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience legendary conservatory training in the two artistic capitals of the world. For more than 45 years, AMDA has excelled in its singular mission to train aspiring artists to succeed in the world of the performing arts....

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Musical Theatre (Certificate)

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Division of Graduate Studies

Brooklyn College is an innovative liberal arts institution with a history of academic excellence in both undergraduate and graduate studies. Since its founding in 1930, the College has offered men and women—many of them immigrants or the children of immigrants and often the first in their families to go to college—a high-quality, affordable education that allows them to build a richer life and a p...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theater (Master)

Hunter College, City University of New York

Hunter College, located in the heart of bustling Manhattan, is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 1870, Hunter is also one of the oldest public colleges in the country. Currently, 21,000 students attend the College, pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 170 different programs of study. With the myriad opportunities found in New ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theater (Master)

Purchase College, State University of New York

Founded by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1967 as the cultural gem of the State University of New York system, Purchase College today enjoys a world-class reputation for its arts programs and high rankings for its liberal arts and sciences programs. The College attracts students and faculty from around the world seeking a place where they can develop their talents, expand their minds, and prepare ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre Design / Technology (Master)

Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence is a coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate as well as graduate degrees. Located just north of New York City on a wooded campus, the College is nationally renowned for its rigorous academic and creative standards. These are fostered by small seminar classes and individual student-faculty tutorials made possible by a very low student-to-faculty ratio of 6-to-1. It...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre (Master)

Binghamton University, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences

Binghamton University is one of four university centers within the State University of New York - and, as The Fiske Guide to Colleges points out "Binghamton has become the premier public university in the northeast because of its outstanding academic programs. . . and its commitment to undergraduates."...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theater (Master)

Columbia University, School of the Arts

From its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campuses: the historic, neoclassical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, scie...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre Arts (Master)

Long Island University, School of Visual and Performing Arts

Long Island University was chartered by the New York State Education Department in 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, as a nonsectarian, coeducational, privately supported university established to provide “effective and moderately priced education” to people from “all walks of life.” From its beginning, admission to the University has been based solely on merit and promise. Large numbers of immigrants and chi...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theater (Master)

New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Some 175 years ago, Albert Gallatin, the distinguished statesman who served as secretary of the treasury under President Thomas Jefferson, declared his intention to establish "in this immense and fast-growing city...a system of rational and practical education fitting for all and graciously opened to all." Founded in 1831, New York University is now one of the largest private universities in the U...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Performing Arts Administration (Master)
- Master in Music - Performing Arts (Master)
- Master in Educational Theatre (Master)
- Doctor in Music - Performing Arts (Doctor)
- Doctor in Educational Theatre (Doctor)
- Certificate in Music - Performing Arts (Certificate)

Stony Brook University

Here you'll discover the advantages of a major university—more than 100 majors and minors, an active research environment, one of the best university teaching hospitals in the region—combined with the close connections of a small college. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre (Master)

City University of New York, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The City University of New York is the nation's largest urban public university. Founded in New York City in 1847 as the Free Academy, CUNY comprises 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E. Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, the Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional St...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Performing Arts (Master)

The New School, The New School for Drama

The New School is a legendary, progressive university comprising eight schools bound by a common, unusual intent: to prepare and inspire its 9,400 undergraduate and graduate students to bring actual, positive change to the world. From its Greenwich Village campus, The New School launches economists and actors, fashion designers and urban planners, dancers and anthropologists, orchestra conductors,...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre - Acting, Directing, Playwriting (Master)

New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Some 175 years ago, Albert Gallatin, the distinguished statesman who served as secretary of the treasury under President Thomas Jefferson, declared his intention to establish "in this immense and fast-growing city...a system of rational and practical education fitting for all and graciously opened to all." Founded in 1831, New York University is now one of the largest private universities in the U...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Musical Theatre Writing (Master)

University at Albany (S.U.N.Y.)

The University at Albany is an internationally recognized public research institution, carrying out a broad mission of undergraduate and graduate education, research and service. More than 17,000 students are enrolled in nine schools and colleges, and benefit from the strength and rich diversity of UAlbany's people and programs. The University's 189 academic programs range from public policy to ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theatre (Master)

Cornell University

Today's Cornell reflects this heritage of egalitarian excellence. It is home to the nation's first colleges devoted to hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Both a private university and the land-grant institution of New York State, Cornell University is the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League. ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Doctor in Theatre Arts (Doctor)

City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center, The Graduate School

The City University of New York is the nation's largest urban public university. Founded in New York City in 1847 as the Free Academy, CUNY comprises 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E. Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, the Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional St...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Doctor in Theatre (Doctor)

Fulton-Montgomery Community College, State University of New York

Fulton-Montgomery Community College (FMCC) is a campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) located in rural Upstate New York at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. The campus is less than an hour's drive from the state capitol, Albany, NY as well as the famous tourist towns of Cooperstown, NY (National Baseball Hall of Fame) and Saratoga Springs, NY. It is centrally located within a ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Theatre Arts (Associate)

State University of New York, Rockland Community College

The College is located on a scenic 175-acre campus, one of the 64 campuses in the State University of New York (SUNY), one of the largest university systems in the United States. It is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. Most students continue their studies at other campuses of the State University of New York as well as at other prestigious institutions thr...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Performing Arts (Associate)

Genesee Community College

Genesee Community College is located in Batavia, NY amid the scenic greater Finger Lakes region, half way between the metropolitan areas of Rochester and Buffalo and just two hours from Toronto, Canada. With about 7,000 full-time and part-time students, Genesee is the college of choice for students across New York State, the nation and the globe. In a 2006 survey, Genesee Community College ranked ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Certificate in Musical Theatre (Certificate)
- Associate in Theatre Technology (Associate)
- Associate in Theatre Arts (Associate)

Mohawk Valley Community College

Mohawk Valley Community College is a public co-educational, two-year institution. The college is a part of the 64-campus State University of New York System (SUNY). MVCC offers choice, opportunity and hope by providing accessible and affordable higher education, training, and services that emphasize academic excellence, diversity, and a global view for students. The college offers nearly 100 assoc...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Associate in Liberal Arts and Sciences - Theater (Associate)

State University of New York, Plattsburgh

The State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh is a nationally accredited university founded in 1889. The university is located 100 km south of Montreal, Canada and 500 km from New York City. From your dorm room window, you can see the Adirondack Mountains of New York, the Green Mountains of Vermont, and Lake Champlain. Our students enjoy canoeing, hiking, and swimming in the summer and i...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Theatre (Bachelor)

Pace University

Located on the East Coast of the United States in New York State, the University offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate program at three of its campuses in an around New York City: New York City Campus - is located at One Pace Plaza, opposite City Hall in Lower Manhattan. Situated in the heart of the civic and financial center of the city, this campus is impressive not only for its fac...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Theater Arts (Bachelor)
- Bachelor in Musical Theater (Bachelor)

State University of New York at Buffalo

A major public research university in the northeastern United States, the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY-Buffalo), or University at Buffalo (UB), offers an outstanding education at an affordable price. Founded in 1846, UB offers the broadest selection of undergraduate and graduate programs of any public university in New York and New England. UB has a total enrollment of 28,000, whi...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Theatre (Bachelor)
- Bachelor in Music Theatre (Bachelor)

State University of New York, Geneseo

Prestigious organizations rank SUNY Geneseo among the top public universities in the United States, and the very best value for international students. "The Harvard of the SUNY system" says the Princeton Review. "One of the country's most highly regarded public colleges," writes The New York Times. We invite qualified international students to come study with the best in New York State. Founded i...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Theatre and English (Bachelor)
- Bachelor in Theatre (Bachelor)
- Bachelor in Musical Theatre (Bachelor)

State University of New York at Oneonta

Founded in 1889 in "honor and good faith," the College is located in beautiful upstate New York. The College has 5,900 undergraduate students, 200 master's students, and 100 international students representing 15 countries. Located in a semi-rural area with spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains and fresh air, the campus and community are safe, friendly, and culturally diverse, offering year ...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Bachelor in Theater (Bachelor)

Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus

With its academic excellence and caring faculty, C.W. Post offers more than 200 bachelor's and master's degree programs, including computer science, business, photography and art. Our classes are small and you will receive personal attention from professors who are master teachers and researchers and scientists and artists. C.W. Post also offers Conditional Admission for qualified international st...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Master in Theater (Master)
- Bachelor in Theater Arts - Acting or Design & Production (Bachelor)

New York University Spring in NY

NYU Spring in New York invites you to spend the spring semester (January 2010-May 2010) as a visiting student in one of the most exciting cities in the world. New York City offers you the best in museums, dance, film, libraries, concerts, plays, and galleries. Now is your chance to experience life in New York City while studying at New York University. At NYU, learning extends beyond the classroom...

Offered Degrees and Courses:

- Film and Performing Arts (Certificate)