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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

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

Drama & Theater Arts is the #107 most popular major in the country with 1,699 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

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

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University 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 city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Arts & Media Management 1,184

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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