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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 #107 most popular major in the country with 1,699 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

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. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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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. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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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. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 266
Pennsylvania 91
Maryland 9
New Jersey 22
District of Columbia 23

One of 9 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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