Drama

527 Master's degrees in Drama

Ohio University4,5(31)

Athens, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Playwriting

Playwriting is offered by Ohio University. The goal of the Professional Playwriting Program is to cultivate the individual artistic voice and vision of developing playwrights who, by developing new plays that actively engage in the contemporary social, scientific, political, and aesthetic debates of the nation, will become leaders in American Theater and active contributors to American culture.

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

3 years$33,390/yr

University of Cape Town4,1(160)

Cape Town, South Africa Top 1% in Worldwide

Applied Theatre and Drama Studies

The Applied Theatre and Drama Studies programme at the University of Cape Town is a coursework degree over two years, consisting of 4 courses and a dissertation.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1½ year$3,053/yr

University of Washington4,2(54)

Seattle, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Acting

The Acting program from University of Washington has been a highly regarded three-year conservatory training program for more than forty years. The program leads to a Master of Fine Arts in acting. The faculty is made up of successful theatre professionals who are inspired to teach.

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

3 years$33,171/yr

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, United States

Theatre Studies - Production and Design

Theatre Studies - Production and Design from Southern Oregon University fits you if you are already an educator in theatre looking to upgrade your production skills and earn a Master’s Degree.

Master Full-time On-campus

3 years$25,209/yr

San Diego State University4,5(35)

San Diego, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Theatre Arts

The opportunities available in the Theatre Arts program offered by San Diego State University vary depending on the person enrolled.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$11,548/yr

University of Alberta4,2(136)

Edmonton, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Theatre Practice

The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Practice at the University of Alberta brings talented and motivated graduate students together with outstanding educators, active artists and theorists with local, national, and international perspectives in the performing arts.

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

2 years$7,732/yr

Leeds Conservatoire4,5(2)

Leeds, United Kingdom

Musical Theatre Creatives

Our MA Musical Theatre Creatives at Leeds Conservatoire is an individually-tailored MAfor anyone interested in creating new musical theatre and aprofessional career as a creative in the industries, whether as acomposer, writer, choreographer, lyricist or something that hasyet to be defined.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,083/yr

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg4,1(151)

Johannesburg, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Drama Therapy

Apply to the Master of Arts in the field of Drama Therapy at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg if you want to Discover and employ the therapeutic benefits of Drama.

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

1 year$3,213/yr

Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)

Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Costume Design

This Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design at Indiana University Bloomington combines diverse opportunities for realized design work and a strong curriculum as the foundation for its training.

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

3 years$27,271/yr

Rose Bruford College3,0(1)

Sidcup, United Kingdom

Acting MFA

Our Acting MFA is an intensive and rigorous postgraduate programme designed to train highly versatile, contemporary performance practitioners.

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

2 years$24,765/yr

Columbia University4,3(91)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Theatre - Playwriting

The Theatre - Playwriting program at Columbia University embraces diverse voices and aesthetics. There are many ways to write a great play, exemplified by our faculty, which includes Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, and David Henry Hwang.

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

3 years$77,840/yr

University of Cincinnati4,3(19)

Cincinnati, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Theater Design and Production - Sound Design

CCM is a college within the University of Cincinnati, a major undergraduate university and graduate research institution of more than 40,000 students. The Theater Design and Production - Sound Design program is offered by University of Cincinnati.

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

3 years$26,644/yr

Goldsmiths, University of London4,0(57)

London, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Theatre and Performance Pathway

This Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship - Theatre and Performance Pathway programme, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, develops the business and entrepreneurial skills and attributes you’ll need to commercialise on your creative and cultural practices and/or knowledge.

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

1 year, 3 months$35,621/yr

George Mason University4,1(103)

Fairfax, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Teaching Theatre PK-12

The Teaching Theatre PK-12, Postgrad Certificate at George Mason University is a pre-service program that prepares students for Theatre Arts licensure by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time +2 On-campus

$36,477/yr

University of Texas at Austin4,3(27)

Austin, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Theatre - Playwriting

The Theatre - Playwriting is a vital and ascendant MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin situated in a vibrant and non-traditional theatre city. This acclaimed three-year program combines a rigorous immersion in the tactical craft of playwriting with a bold and aesthetically diverse embrace of collaborative theatre models.

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

3 years$19,212/yr

OnCampus London4,1(35)

London, United Kingdom

Writing for Stage and Screen - Pre-Master's Programme

This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed progression to a postgraduate degree at a top UK university. Learn more at the Writing for Stage and Screen - Pre-Master's Programme at OnCampus London from Birkbeck, University of London.

Pre-Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$31,387/yr

Northeastern Illinois University4,6(5)

Chicago, United States

Communication, Media and Theatre

The Communication, Media and Theatre program at Northeastern Illinois University provides an in-depth study of the principles and practices of communication, media, and theatre.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$17,186/yr

Mississippi University for Women

Online

Theatre Education

Mississippi University for Women's Theatre Education is a three-year, 60 hour terminal-degree MFA, consisting of online courses in the Fall and Spring semesters and a two-week summer Residency for two years, followed by a thesis project

M.F.A. Part-time Online

3 years$8,748/yr

The University of Akron4,5(4)

Akron, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Multi-Age Drama Licensure

The Multi-Age Drama Licensure program at The University of Akron is a Master of Science degree, which leads to licensure in a chosen teaching field, and is open to highly qualified students who hold the B.A., B.F.A., or B.S. degree.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$50,589/yr

Goldsmiths, University of London4,0(57)

London, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance

A unique programme for dramaturges and playwrights, this Dramaturgy and Writing for Performance degree, offered by Goldsmiths, University of London, concentrates on the process of writing for live performance, together with an ongoing evaluation of the work in process.

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

1 year$28,497/yr