2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #121 most popular major in Massachusetts with 58 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts
Our analysis found Emerson College to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 56% of the theater majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 71% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 29% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Of the 7 students majoring in theater at UMass Amherst, 29% are male and 71% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in theater at Tufts, 33% are male and 67% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berklee College of Music. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 50% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 50% are male.
Smith College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 28 |
Rhode Island | 3 |
New Hampshire | 0 |
Maine | 0 |
Vermont | 0 |
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 |
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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 7 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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