Major Programs at American Musical and Dramatic Academy

As of 2026, American Musical and Dramatic Academy offers 13 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's programs.

At the school, the Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts 2-4 Years Certificate program has the most completers of 221 and the Musical Theatre Bachelor program has the second most completers of 135 students.

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Degree Programs Overview

A total of 648 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at American Musical and Dramatic Academy. 238 students completed bachelor's programs and 6 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at American Musical and Dramatic Academy. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	3	NOT OFFERED	47	20	27
Bachelor's	4	NOT OFFERED	238	63	175
Master's	2	NOT OFFERED	6	3	3
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	4	NOT OFFERED	357	101	256

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

Bachelor

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,069	$1,672	$27,000	$286

Certificate

Certificate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,298	$1,692	$12,000	$127

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Associate

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Acting	32	16	16
Musical Theatre	9	2	7
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	6	2	4

Bachelor

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Musical Theatre	135	34	101
Acting	75	25	50
Dance (other)	28	4	24

Master

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Playwriting and Screenwriting	6	3	3

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

Visual and Performing Arts

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	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dance (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	221	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acting	44	32	75	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	9	135	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	57	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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