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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in drama and theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #78 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 13 master's degrees in drama and theater arts to qualified students.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. 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 Tennessee

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in drama and theater arts.

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

1

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Memphis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a very large student population. 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 Tennessee. More information about a master’s in drama and theater arts from University of Memphis

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a master's degree in drama and theater arts. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the city of Knoxville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Tennessee. More information about a master’s in drama and theater arts from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	55
Georgia	186	60
Virginia	175	104
North Carolina	167	21
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	13

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	93
Fine & Studio Arts	21
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	5
Design & Applied Arts	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.