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TOP Universities for Performing Arts in Europe according to the QS World University Rankings offer undergraduate and graduate programs for international students.
Studying in Europe is a great opportunity for those who specialize in the performing arts. Students can take inspiration from Shakespeare, attend performances at the National Theater in London, or travel to Ireland.
Theater Study Programs allow you to study screenwriting, directing, staging, stage effects, costumes, theater culture. This type of training can offer many benefits to those looking to pursue a career in the theater or entertainment industry.
Best Performing Arts universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Royal College of Music |
| 2 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 3 | Royal Academy of Music |
| 4 | Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) |
| 5 | Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien |
| 6 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) |
| 7 | Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) |
| 8 | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance |
| 9 | Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky |
| 10 | The Royal Danish Academy of Music |
| 11 | University Mozarteum Salzburg |
| 12 | University of Oxford |
| 13 | Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki |
| 14 | University of Cambridge |
| 15 | Norwegian Academy of Music |
| 16 | Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music |
| 17 | The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music |
| 18 | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 19 | Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin |
| 20 | Royal Irish Academy of Music |
| 21 | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| 22 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 23 | Zurich University of the Arts |
| 24 | Chopin University of Music |
| 25 | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| 26 | King's College London |
| 27 | St. Petersburg Conservatory |
| 28 | Academy of Performing Arts in Prague |
| 29 | Conservatoire for Dance and Drama (CDD) |
| 30 | Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon |
| 31 | Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique de Paris (CNSAD) |
| 32 | Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles |
| 33 | Conservatorium van Amsterdam |
| 34 | Coventry University |
| 35 | Durham University |
| 36 | Freie Universitaet Berlin |
| 37 | Hochschule fr Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig |
| 38 | Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln |
| 39 | Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg |
| 40 | Hochschule für Musik und Theater München |
| 41 | Queen Mary University of London |
| 42 | Queen's University Belfast |
| 43 | Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus |
| 44 | Royal College of Music in Stockholm |
| 45 | The University of Manchester |
| 46 | The University of Sheffield |
| 47 | The University of Warwick |
| 48 | Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin |
| 49 | University College Cork |
| 50 | University College Dublin |
