2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Emerson College the most popular school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 56% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 44% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in theater at Boston U, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the theater majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 75% of the theater majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 71% of the theater majors at the school.
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Tufts University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Women make up 67% of the theater majors at the school.
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Brown University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Berklee College of Music ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College of Music is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in theater at Berklee College of Music, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Smith College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.
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Explore the best drama and theater arts schools 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 Related Majors
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 13 schools only.
- 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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