Drama

526 Master's degrees in Drama

New York University4,3(114)

New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Drama Therapy

The advanced clinical training in counseling and course work in the Drama Therapy MA program from New York University will prepare you to promote health and wellbeing in a range of wellness contexts.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$55,254/yr

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg4,1(151)

Johannesburg, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Theatre in Education, Communities, Social Contexts

In the Master of Arts in the field of Applied Drama: Theatre in Education, Communities, Social Contexts from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg you will learn to use theatrical expression as a means to educate.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$3,213/yr

Royal Holloway University of London4,4(63)

London, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Theatre Directing

This Theatre Directing course at Royal Holloway University of London is a rigorous, intensive, demanding training in theatre directing where you will work with professional actors to develop your directing skills.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$35,417/yr

Edinburgh Napier University4,3(75)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Acting for Stage and Screen

The Acting for Stage and Screen programme from Edinburgh Napier University is a unique vocational training that offers you a full run in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the end of your first year and extensive screen acting work and showreel opportunities in your second year.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$22,044/yr

University of Florida4,3(102)

Gainesville, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Theatre

The graduate program offered by the School of Theatre and Dance at University of Florida leads to the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Theatre. Minimum requirements for this degree are given in the General Information section of this catalog.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$31,872/yr

University of Idaho4,5(11)

Moscow, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Theatre Arts

Whether you dream of a career on Broadway or in Hollywood, this Theatre Arts degree at University of Idaho provides the intensive training and on-stage opportunities you need to achieve your professional aspirations in the performing arts.

M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1 year$31,582/yr

West Virginia University4,4(8)

Morgantown, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Acting

The Master of Fine Arts in Acting at West Virginia University is an intensive three-year course of study and the School of Theatre & Dance accepts a limited number of students to the program once every three years.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$30,024/yr

University College Dublin4,3(162)

Dublin, Ireland Top 1% in Worldwide

Theatre Practice

The M.A. in Theatre Practice is offered by University College Dublin in partnership with the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin and aims to provide students with diverse advanced skills in the practice of theatre grounded in academic and practice-based theories.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$26,478/yr

University of Leeds4,4(68)

Leeds, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Applied Theatre and Social Change

This Applied Theatre and Social Change MA course from University of Leeds is centred on the belief that applied theatre has the ability to create individual, community and social change.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 yearTuition not available

Trinity College Dublin4,1(111)

Dublin, Ireland Top 1% in Worldwide

Theatre Producing

Theatre Producing is offered by Trinity College Dublin. This MFA course, the first of its kind in Ireland, is a practice-based professional degree which aims to equip students of exceptional talent with the skills necessary to pursue a career in the professional theatre and related industries through the development of skills, professional practices and creative approaches to theatre producing.

M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$27,509/yr

University College Cork4,3(169)

Cork, Ireland Top 2% in Worldwide

Arts Management and Creative Producing

The Arts Management and Creative Producing degree delivered by the University College Cork will provide you with training in arts leadership and management as well as offering essential practical skills in event organisation across a range of art forms, including amongst others, theatre, music, film, dance, literature, visual, and performance art.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$27,532/yr

University of Melbourne4,2(116)

Melbourne, Australia Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Theatre - Directing

Develop your potential for artistic leadership and knowledge of your practice as a director, artist, performance-maker, collaborator and researcher with this Theatre - Directing program at University of Melbourne.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$33,855/yr

The City University of New York4,2(40)

New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Educational Theatre

The Educational Theatre programme at The City University of New York offers comprehensive graduate training for aspiring artist-educators. This M.S.Ed. degree provides flexible study modes, including initial and professional certification pathways, to suit diverse career goals within the drama and teaching sectors.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$31,635/yr

Northwestern University4,2(54)

Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Directing

The Directing program at Northwestern University trains artists to know who they are in themselves, so that they will know who they are in the world. Directors accepted into the program will work side by side with a gifted cohort of MFA designers and our award-winning faculty.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$45,946/yr

University of Surrey4,4(70)

Guildford, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Musical Theatre

The Musical Theatre programme from University of Surrey is designed to equip participants in the ‘triple-threat’ musical theatre disciplines of acting, singing and dancing.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$32,568/yr

University of Chichester4,2(13)

Chichester, United Kingdom

Theatre and Performance

Theatre and Performance from University of Chichester, you will engage in a selection of both core and specialist modules that develop your knowledge of theatre-making and performance.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$25,891/yr

Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)

Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Acting

The Acting program at Indiana University Bloomington endeavors to recognize and support each student’s innate artistry, while offering customizable, reliable tools for fullest realization of each student’s Physical, Communicative, Imaginative, Intellectual, and Career-building potential.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$27,271/yr

University of the Arts London (UAL)4,2(79)

London, United Kingdom

Performance - Writing

This Performance - Writing MA programme from University of the Arts London (UAL) offers training and support for creative adventure and personal development. This course is part of the Performance programme.

M.A. Full-time Blended

2 years$26,929/yr

Texas Woman's University3,5(2)

Denton, United States

Theatre

The Theatre program of Texas Woman's University provides the practical and academic training you’ll need to achieve your professional goals. Pursue your passion through acting/directing, design/production, or literary criticism.

M.A. Full-time +2 Online +2

2 years$25,488/yr

University of California, Santa Cruz4,6(12)

Santa Cruz, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Theater Arts

Theater Arts from University of California, Santa Cruz welcomes artists and thinkers who challenge the theory, practice and spectatorship of the performing arts.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$15,102/yr