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2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges in the New England Region
113 Master's Degrees
$39,309 Avg Early-Career Salary
a master's degree in drama & theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 113 master's degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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

Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region The theater master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality theater program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Theater

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Boston University
Boston, MA
15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Boston University if you want to pursue a master's degree in drama & theater arts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Boston University

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Emerson College
Boston, MA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in drama & theater arts needs to take a look at Emerson College. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn around $39,309 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Emerson College

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Brown University
Providence, RI
16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a master's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Brown University

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9 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in drama & theater arts needs to look into University of Connecticut. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from University of Connecticut

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama & theater arts schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 222 55
Connecticut 153 21
Rhode Island 127 2
New Hampshire 108 0
Vermont 91 0

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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 27
Theater Arts 23
Playwriting & Screenwriting 23
Acting 22
Musical Theater 9
Directing & Theatrical Production 5
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 558
Fine & Studio Arts 286
Arts & Media Management 153
Design & Applied Arts 125
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 72
General Visual & Performing Arts 59
Other Visual Art 31
Dance 7

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