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2023 Most Popular 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the theater doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in theater at Ohio State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Women make up 75% of the theater majors at the school.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Of the 4 students majoring in theater at Stanford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 38 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 38 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 33% of the theater majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 67% of the theater majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the United States. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 33% of the theater majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools award.

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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 31 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.

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