2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you plan on getting your master's degree in drama & theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #83 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of drama & theater arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 master's degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on drama & theater arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of drama & theater arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt drama & theater arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized drama & theater arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for drama & theater arts students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in drama & theater arts.

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Theater

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in drama & theater arts needs to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

14 Annual Graduates

$22,970 Median Starting Salary

Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in drama & theater arts. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens.

Master's students who receive their degree from the theater program earn about $22,970 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Ohio University - Athens Campus

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	100
Michigan	211	27
Indiana	191	17
Wisconsin	173	2

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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Theater Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Design & Technology	18
Theater Arts	10
Playwriting & Screenwriting	2

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	342
Design & Applied Arts	67
Fine & Studio Arts	54
Arts & Media Management	30
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	15
Dance	12
General Visual & Performing Arts	11

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.