2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned a degree or certificate in drama and theater arts, making the major the #60 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 139 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the United States for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 139 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the United States. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
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Out of the 139 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Juilliard School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
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National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UNCSA is a small public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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Miami University - Oxford ranked #16 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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University of California - Davis ranked #19 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
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University of Connecticut ranked #20 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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Here are some additional great schools for Drama & Theater Arts students that almost earned our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 21 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 22 | Mount Saint Mary’s University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 23 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 24 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 25 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 26 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 27 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
Drama & Theater Arts by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater
One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Theater
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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