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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$32,542 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 1,699 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 46% are male.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 64% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 44% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Women make up 65% of the theater majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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

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Southern Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Methodist University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Central Oklahoma Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 99
Arizona 13
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 1

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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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