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

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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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. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #6, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Berklee College of Music came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 58
Connecticut 28
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 0
Maine 0
Vermont 0

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

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 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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