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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Emerson College

Boston, MA

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.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

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.

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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.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

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.

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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.

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#6

Smith College

Northampton, MA

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.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 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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