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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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.

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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England 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 New England Region Schools for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#7

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst 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. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Berklee College of Music landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 570
Connecticut 189
New Hampshire 49
Maine 36
Rhode Island 82
Vermont 52

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 9 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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