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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

25 Colleges
$32,542 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You

Drama & Theater Arts is the #60 most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the theater master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Juilliard School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Juilliard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Catholic University of America came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

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With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick 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. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 754
New York 2,542
Maryland 179
New Jersey 210
District of Columbia 67

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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