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2023 Most Popular 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 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Emerson College

Boston, MA

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 large city of Boston.

About 56% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Emerson College Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in theater at Boston U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Boston University Report

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Connecticut Report

#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the 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.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Yale University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the theater majors at the school.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. 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.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Tufts University Report

Berklee College of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 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.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Berklee College of Music

#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Brown University Report

#9

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Smith College Report

#10

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

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 small city of Middletown.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Wesleyan University

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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