2025 Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Schools

Theatre Literature, History & Criticism degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1098 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for theatre literature, history & criticism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 54 degrees in theatre literature, history & criticism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Schools List

Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Rankings by Degree Level

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 Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Theatre Literature, History & Criticism in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theatre literature, history and criticism degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Theatre Literature, History and Criticism

1

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in theatre literature, history & criticism needs to take a look at DePaul University. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in theatre literature, history & criticism from DePaul University

2

Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY

Marymount Manhattan College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in theatre literature, history & criticism. Located in the large city of New York, MMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in theatre literature, history & criticism from Marymount Manhattan College

Theatre Literature, History & Criticism by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Theatre Literature, History & Criticism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	11,323
Acting	1,686
Musical Theater	1,196
Theater Design & Technology	1,072
Playwriting & Screenwriting	814
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	478
Directing & Theatrical Production	232
Theatre and Dance	96
Costume Design	47
Comedy Writing and Performance	41

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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.