2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Maryland
3Colleges in Maryland
159Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179Avg Early-Career Salary
Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 159 degrees in drama & theater arts annually.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Maryland.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, theater degree recipients generally make an average of $17,985 at the beginning of their careers.
Towson University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 47 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program report average early career earnings of $19,871.
Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to check out University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 20 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn about $17,381 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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