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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the Southeast Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UNCSA is a small public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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Tulane University of Louisiana 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 #8 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 81
Florida 63
Georgia 60
North Carolina 26
Tennessee 10
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 15
Alabama 14
South Carolina 14
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 4
West Virginia 5

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 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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