2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the theater master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 63% of the theater majors at the school.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in theater at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in theater at Carnegie Mellon, 38% are male and 63% are female.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in theater at Pace University, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Out of the 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 61% are male.
George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in theater at GWU, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
About 53% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 47% are male.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 88% of the theater majors at the school.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Brooklyn College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 35% are male.
With a ranking of #10, The University of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 40% of the theater majors at the school.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best drama and theater arts schools 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 |
Majors Related to Theater
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 26 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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