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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region

13 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$27,915 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region

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In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 985 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,365 and $26,358 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree theater students.

Top 13 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Emerson is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 25 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Emerson Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Yale

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Boston University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UCONN

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Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Berklee College of Music Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region ranking. Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Smith

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UMass Amherst

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Tufts Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Brown

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

With a ranking of #10, Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Wesleyan U

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

Castleton University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region list. Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Full Castleton University Drama & Theater Arts Report

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New England College
Henniker, New Hampshire

New England College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Full New England College Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Harvard University

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