2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Florida

A master's degree in drama and theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #78 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in drama and theater arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in theater matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Florida ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality drama and theater arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Drama & Theater Arts Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for drama and theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Florida

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for drama and theater arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Master's

1

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

31 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Florida State University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Florida.

There were about 31 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduation, theater master's recipients usually make about $36,200 in their early careers.

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2

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Central Florida is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Florida.

There were approximately 19 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in drama and theater arts needs to take a look at University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Florida.

There were about 11 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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4

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Florida Atlantic University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Florida.

There were approximately 2 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	186	60
Virginia	175	104
North Carolina	167	21
Tennessee	156	11
Alabama	147	8
South Carolina	141	14
Louisiana	140	14
Kentucky	140	4
Mississippi	120	16
Arkansas	119	15
West Virginia	108	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Drama & Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Theater Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	55
Playwriting & Screenwriting	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Arts & Media Management	280
Music	185
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	151
Design & Applied Arts	116
General Visual & Performing Arts	76
Fine & Studio Arts	72
Dance	20
Other Visual Art	4

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.