255 Master's degrees in Drama in United States

The Costume Design MFA Program at California Institute of the Arts CalArts encourages students to break with traditional notions of costume design—and think instead in terms of garments that expand or otherwise reshape the physical space of performers.

The Theatre - Interdisciplinary Digital Media MFA program from Arizona State University focuses on the growing importance of digital media as a way of making and thinking about art.

The Theatre Arts programme at the University of Louisville offers a transformative education in live performance. Students can pursue degree types including a B.Sc. or M.Sc. through full-time study. This course focuses on building collaborative excellence and professional skills for careers on stage and beyond.

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.

The M.F.A. Directing offered by Ohio University prepares advanced students for careers as professional directors. Admission to the program is by interview and audition at the annual U/RTA sites and at scheduled interviews on campus. The Professional Directing program is open to a limited number of talented, mature, and committed students. 

The M.F.A. Theatre program at Pennsylvania State University entails specialized professional training in one of the following areas: acting, directing, scene design, costume design, costuming, lighting design, and technical direction.

The Theatre - Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin is a nationally recognized program that focuses on the interdependence of theatre artistry, pedagogy and scholarship.

The Performance - Voice, Music Theatre, Opera MM program from Arizona State University provides students the opportunity to choose from emphases in voice performance, music theatre performance or opera performance. Students have ample opportunities to study a wide variety of repertoire, including music theatre and opera.

Interested in exploring a career path in theater education? The Ohio University Patton College of Education and School of Theater have an exciting new one-year degree track in Theater Education for students interested in this career path.

The Stage and Production Management master's program from Carnegie Mellon University offers specialized graduate training in both areas. We believe a broad education and training in the facilitation of the arts is crucial in today’s professional environment.

The Theatre - Performance as Public Practice MA/MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin focuses on the historical development, cultural and theoretical contexts, and artistic significance of theatre, dance and performance disciplines and institutions, as well as the interrelationships of these fields and the role of performance in public spheres. 

The Theatre - Design and Technology MFA at The University of Montana is a professional graduate programme focused on advanced technical mastery. This full-time, campus-based course provides intensive training in theatrical production. Students develop high-level design skills over a multi-year duration in a creative environment.

Cultivate your passion for creating texts that are meant to be performed in person, on film, on radio, or in new media such as podcasts in the Professional Creative Writing - Professional Dramatic Writing program of the University of Denver.

The Theatre Directing programme at Roosevelt University is an 18-month Master of Arts designed for educators and emerging directors. This part-time course features intensive summer residencies in Chicago and asynchronous online learning, focusing on practical stagecraft, industry networking, and a final thesis production.

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 - Stage Design program is offered by University of Cincinnati.

The Moravian College Master of Fine Arts in Performance Creation, in partnership with Touchstone Theatre, is a unique opportunity for artists to hone their vision and see their work through from artistic impulse to realization on stage.

The Acting program at University of Tennessee Knoxville is seamlessly integrated with the operations of Clarence Brown Theatre – a professional LORT theatre.

The Theatre programme at The University of Montana offers advanced MA and MFA degrees. Students can specialise in acting, design, technology, or directing through full-time study. This comprehensive curriculum provides professional training within a creative environment, preparing graduates for diverse roles in the arts.

The School of Drama graduate Scenic Design program from Carnegie Mellon University prepares student for careers as scenic designers for theater, opera, dance, camera and environments for all forms of entertainment.

The MFA from Minnesota State University Mankato is a terminal degree for the creative artists and educators, and provides training for increased professional competencies in the specialized areas of Theatre and Dance.