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Explore Master's theater degree programs at colleges and universities across the United States. Use the filters below to narrow by state or major, or browse the full list of schools offering a Master's in theater, musical theatre, acting, design, and related performing arts disciplines. 291 programs currently listed.

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Alabama

Alabama State University Department of Music Montgomery Alabama
Jacksonville State University David L. Waters Department of Music Jacksonville Alabama
University of Alabama - Huntsville Department of Music Huntsville Alabama

Arizona

Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts - School of Music, Dance, and Theatre- Music Tempe Arizona
Arizona State University School of Music, Dance and Theatre Tempe Arizona
Northern Arizona University School of Music Flagstaff Arizona

Arkansas

Arkansas State University Department of Music Jonesboro Arkansas
Arkansas Tech University Theatre and Film Production Program Russellville Arkansas
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville Department of Theatre Fayetteville Arkansas
University of Arkansas - Monticello Division of Music Monticello Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas Department of Music Conway Arkansas

California

Academy of Art University School of Acting San Francisco California
American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Los Angeles American Musical and Dramatic Academy Los Angeles California
Azusa Pacific University School of Music Azusa California
Cal State Fullerton College of the Arts Fullerton California
California Institute of the Arts School of Theater Valencia California
California Institute of the Arts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance Valencia California
California Institute of the Arts The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts Valencia California
California State University - Long Beach Department of Theatre Arts Long Beach California
California State University - Los Angeles Department of Music Los Angeles California
California State University - Northridge Department of Theatre Northridge California
California State University - Northridge Department of Music Northridge California
California State University - Sacramento Department of Music Sacramento California
California State University - San Bernadino Department of Theatre Arts San Bernardino California
San Diego State University School of Theatre, Television and Film San Diego California
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Music San Francisco California
San Francisco State University School of Music San Francisco California
University of California - Davis Department of Theatre and Dance Davis California
University of California - Irvine Deparment of Drama Irvine California
University of California - Los Angeles Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance Los Angeles California
University of California - Los Angeles UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (HASOM) Los Angeles California
University of California - Riverside Department of Music Riverside California
University of California - Riverside Department of Dance Riverside California
University of California - San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance La Jolla California
University of California - Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance Santa Barbara California
University of California - Santa Cruz Department of Performance, Play, and Design Santa Cruz California
University of Southern California USC Thornton School of Music Los Angeles California
University of Southern California USC School of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles California
University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music Stockton California

Colorado

Adams State College Adams State College Department of Music Alamosa Colorado
Colorado State University - Fort Collins Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Division of Music Fort Collins Colorado
University of Colorado - Boulder Department of Theatre and Dance Boulder Colorado
University of Colorado - Denver Department of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Denver Colorado
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Denver Colorado
University of Northern Colorado School of Theatre and Dance Greeley Colorado

Connecticut

Sacred Heart University Department of Media and Performing Arts - Music Fairfield Connecticut
University of Hartford The Hartt School of Music, Theater, and Dance West Hartford Connecticut
Western Connecticut State University The Department of Music Danbury Connecticut
Yale University School of Music New Haven Connecticut
Yale University Yale School of Drama New Haven Connecticut

District of Columbia

American University Department of Performing Arts Washington District of Columbia
Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Washington District of Columbia

Florida

Florida Atlantic University Department of Theatre and Dance Boca Raton Florida
Florida Atlantic University Department of Music Boca Raton Florida
Florida International University School of Music Miami Florida
Florida State University School of Dance Tallahassee Florida
Florida State University College of Music Tallahassee Florida
Jacksonville University Department of Dance Jacksonville Florida
Lynn University Conservatory of Music Boca Raton Florida
University of Central Florida UCF-School-of-Performing-Arts Orlando Florida
University of Florida - Gainsville School of Theatre and Dance Gainesville Florida
University of North Florida School of Music Jacksonville Florida
University of South Florida School of Music Tampa Florida

Georgia

Columbus State University Department of Theatre and Dance Columbus Georgia
Columbus State University Schwob School of Music Columbus Georgia
Georgia College & State University Department of Music Milledgeville Georgia
Georgia Southern University School of Music Statesboro Georgia
Georgia State University School of Music Atlanta Georgia
Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology) School of Music Atlanta Georgia
Mercer University Townsend School of Music Macon Georgia
Piedmont College Department of Music Demorest Georgia
University of Georgia Department of Theatre and Film Studies Athens Georgia
University of West Georgia The Department of Music Carrollton Georgia

Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance Honolulu Hawaii

Idaho

Boise State University Department of Music Boise Idaho
University of Idaho Theatre Arts Department Moscow Idaho
University of Idaho The Lionel Hampton School of Music Moscow Idaho

Illinois

DePaul University The Theatre School Chicago Illinois
Judson University Music Department Elgin Illinois
North Park University Department of Music Chicago Illinois
Northeastern Illinois University Department of Music and Dance - Music Chicago Illinois
Northern Illinois University School of Music Dekalb Illinois
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Department of Theater Carbondale Illinois
University of Chicago Department of Theatre and Performance Studies Chicago Illinois
University of Chicago Department of Music Chicago Illinois
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Department of Dance Champaign Illinois
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign School of Music Champaign Illinois
VanderCook College of Music College of Music Chicago Illinois
Western Illinois University Department of Theatre and Dance Macomb Illinois

Indiana

Anderson University (IN) School of Music, Theatre, & Dance Anderson Indiana
Indiana University - Bloomington Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance Bloomington Indiana
Indiana University - South Bend The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts - Music South Bend Indiana
Indiana University Purdue-University Fort Wayne Department of Music Fort Wayne Indiana
Purdue University Department of Theatre West Lafayette Indiana

Iowa

University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts Iowa City Iowa
University of Northern Iowa School of Music Cedar Falls Iowa

Kansas

Fort Hays State University Department of Music and Theatre Hays Kansas
Kansas State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance - Theatre Manhattan Kansas
Pittsburg State University Music Department Pittsburg Kansas

Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University School of Music Richmond Kentucky
University of Kentucky School of Music Lexington Kentucky
University of Louisville School of Music Louisville Kentucky
University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts Louisville Kentucky

Louisiana

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge College of Music and Dramatic Arts - LSU School of Music Baton Rouge Louisiana
Northwestern State University Department of Music Nachitoches Louisiana
Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance New Orleans Louisiana

Maryland

Johns Hopkins University The Peabody Institute Baltimore Maryland
Morgan State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts - Music Baltimore Maryland
Towson University Department of Dance Towson Maryland
Towson University Department of Theatre Arts Towson Maryland
Towson University Department of Music Towson Maryland
University of Maryland - College Park School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies College Park Maryland

Massachusetts

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music Boston Massachusetts
Boston Conservatory Department of Theater Boston Massachusetts
Boston University BU College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre Boston Massachusetts
New England Conservatory New England Conservatory Boston Massachusetts
Smith College Department of Theatre Northampton Massachusetts
Tufts University Department of Music Medford Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts - Amherst Department of Music and Dance - Music Amherst Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts - Amherst Department of Theatre Amherst Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts - Lowell Department of Music Lowell Massachusetts

Michigan

Andrews University Department of Music Berrien Springs Michigan
Eastern Michigan University Theatre Arts Department Ypsilanti Michigan
Michigan State University College of Music East Lansing Michigan
Michigan State University Department of Theatre East Lansing Michigan
Wayne State University Department of Music Detroit Michigan

Minnesota

Augsburg College Department of Music Minneapolis Minnesota
Bemidji State University Department of Music Bemidji Minnesota
Minnesota State University - Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance - Theatre Mankato Minnesota
Minnesota State University - Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance - Dance Mankato Minnesota
Minnesota State University - Mankato Department of Music and Entertainment Industries Mankato Minnesota
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Department of Theatre Arts and Dance Minneapolis Minnesota
University of Saint Thomas Department of Music St. Paul Minnesota

Mississippi

Belhaven University Dance Department Jackson Mississippi
Mississippi State University Department of Music Starkville Mississippi
Mississippi University for Women Department of Theatre Columbus Mississippi
University of Mississippi Department of Music Oxford Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi School of Music Hattiesburg Mississippi
William Carey University Winters School of Music Hattiesburg Mississippi

Missouri

Lindenwood University Department of Performing Arts - Music St. Charles Missouri
Park University International Center for Music Parkville Missouri
Truman State University Department of Music Kirksville Missouri
University of Central Missouri Department of Music Warrensburg Missouri
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Music Columbia Missouri
University of Missouri - Kansas City UMKC Conservatory - Theatre Kansas City Missouri

Montana

Montana State University - Bozeman The School of Music Bozeman Montana

Nebraska

University of Nebraska - Lincoln School of Music Lincoln Nebraska
University of Nebraska - Lincoln School of Theatre and Film Lincoln Nebraska
University of Nebraska - Omaha School of Music Omaha Nebraska
Wayne State College Department of Music Wayne Nebraska

Nevada

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Department of Theatre Las Vegas Nevada
University of Nevada - Las Vegas School of Music Las Vegas Nevada
University of Nevada - Reno Department of Music Reno Nevada

New Hampshire

Southern New Hampshire University The Department of Music Manchester New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Department of Music Durham New Hampshire

New Jersey

Montclair State University Department of Theatre & Dance Montclair New Jersey
Rider University Westminster Choir College Lawrenceville New Jersey
Rowan University Department of Theatre and Dance Glassboro New Jersey
Rutgers University - New Brunswick Department of Dance New Brunswick New Jersey
Rutgers University - New Brunswick Department of Theater Arts New Brunswick New Jersey
Rutgers University - New Brunswick Department of Music New Brunswick New Jersey
Rutgers University - Newark Department of Music Newark New Jersey

New Mexico

New Mexico State University Department of Music Las Cruces New Mexico

New York

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center - Theatre Garden City New York
Bard College Conservatory of Music Annandale-on-hudson New York
Barnard College at Columbia University Department of Music New York New York
Binghamton University Theatre Department Binghamton New York
Brooklyn College (CUNY) Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Brooklyn New York
Brooklyn College (CUNY) Department of Theater Brooklyn New York
Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester) Eastman School of Music Rochester New York
Houghton College Greatbatch School of Music Houghton New York
Hunter College (CUNY) Department of Dance New York New York
Hunter College (CUNY) Department of Theatre New York New York
Lehman College (CUNY) Department of Music Bronx New York
Mannes College - The New School for Music Mannes College The New School for Music New York New York
Pace University The Actors Studio Drama School New York New York
Queens College (CUNY) Aaron Copland School of Music Queens New York
State University of New York - Binghamton University Department of Theatre Vestal New York
State University of New York - Binghamton University Department of Music Vestal New York
State University of New York - Brockport Department of Dance Brockport New York
State University of New York - Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance Buffalo New York
State University of New York - New Paltz Department of Music New Paltz New York
State University of New York - Potsdam Crane School of Music Potsdam New York

North Carolina

Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music Boone North Carolina
Duke University Department of Dance Durham North Carolina
Salem College Graduate Program Winston-salem North Carolina
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Department of Dramatic Art Chapel Hill North Carolina
University of North Carolina - Greensboro School of Dance Greensboro North Carolina
University of North Carolina - Greensboro Department of Music Greensboro North Carolina
University of North Carolina - Greensboro School of Theatre Greensboro North Carolina
University of North Carolina - School of the Arts Schools of Drama, Dance, and Design and Production Winston-salem North Carolina
University of North Carolina - School of the Arts School of Music Winston-salem North Carolina

Ohio

Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre and Film Bowling Green Ohio
Capital University The Conservatory of Music Columbus Ohio
Case Western Reserve University Department of Dance Cleveland Ohio
Case Western Reserve University Department of Theatre Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland State University Department of Music Cleveland Ohio
Miami University of Ohio Department of Music Oxford Ohio
Ohio State University, The Department of Dance Columbus Ohio
Ohio University School of Theatre Athens Ohio
University of Akron School of Theatre, Dance, and Arts Administration Akron Ohio
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory-of-Music-Theatre Cincinnati Ohio
University of Dayton Department of Music Dayton Ohio
University of Toledo, The Department of Music Toledo Ohio
Wright State University School of Fine and Performing Arts Dayton Ohio

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City University School of Theatre Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater School of Music Stillwater Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Department of Music Durant Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma School of Music Edmund Oklahoma

Oregon

Southern Oregon University Department of Music Ashland Oregon
Southern Oregon University Department of Theatre Ashland Oregon
University of Oregon School of Music and Dance- Music Eugene Oregon

Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division of Music Bloomsburg Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University School of Music Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Curtis Institute of Music Curtis Institute of Music - Undergraduate Program Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Drexel University College of Media, Arts, & Design - Dance Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College Department of Fine & Performing Arts - Music Division Elizabethtown Pennsylvania
Immaculata University Music Department Immaculata Pennsylvania
Messiah College Department of Music Grantham Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre University Park Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Department of Music Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Villanova University Department of Theatre and Studio Arts Villanova Pennsylvania
West Chester University School of Music West Chester Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Brown University Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Providence Rhode Island
Brown University Department of Music Providence Rhode Island
Rhode Island College Department of Music, Theatre and Dance Providence Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island Department of Music Kingston Rhode Island

South Carolina

Anderson University (SC) South Carolina School of the Arts - Music Anderson South Carolina
College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance Charleston South Carolina
North Greenville University The Cline School of Music Tigerville South Carolina
University of South Carolina - Columbia Department of Theatre and Dance Columbia South Carolina
Winthrop University Department of Theatre and Dance Rock Hill South Carolina

South Dakota

University of South Dakota Department of Theatre Vermillion South Dakota

Tennessee

Austin Peay State University Department of Music Clarksville Tennessee
Lee University School of Music Cleveland Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University School of Music Murfreesboro Tennessee
University of Memphis Department of Theatre and Dance Memphis Tennessee
University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Memphis Tennessee

Texas

East Texas A&M University - Commerce Department of Music Commerce Texas
Rice University Shepherd School of Music Houston Texas
Sam Houston State University School of Music Huntsville Texas
Sam Houston State University Department of Dance Huntsville Texas
Southern Methodist University School of the Arts Dallas Texas
Stephen F. Austin State University The School of Music Nacogdoches Texas
Tarleton State University Department of Performing Arts - Music Stephenville Texas
Texas A&M University - Commerce Department of Theatre Commerce Texas
Texas A&M University - Kingsville School of Music Kingsville Texas
Texas State University Department of Theatre and Dance San Marcos Texas
Texas Tech University School of Theatre and Dance Lubbock Texas
Texas Woman's University Division of Music Denton Texas
Texas Woman's University Division of Dance Denton Texas
Texas Woman's University Division of Theatre Denton Texas
University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance Houston Texas
University of Texas - Arlington Department of Music Arlington Texas
University of Texas - Austin Department of Theatre and Dance Austin Texas
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music Brownsville Texas

Utah

Brigham Young University - Provo Department of Theatre and Media Provo Utah
University of Utah School of Music Salt Lake City Utah
University of Utah School of Dance Salt Lake City Utah
Utah State University Department of Music Logan Utah
Utah State University Department of Theatre Arts Logan Utah

Vermont

Bennington College Dance Department Bennington Vermont
Castleton State College Music Department Castleton Vermont

Virginia

George Mason University College of Visual and Performing Arts - Arts Management Program Arlington Virginia
Hampton University The Department of Music Hampton Virginia
James Madison University School of Music Harrisonburg Virginia
Liberty University School of Music Lynchburg Virginia
Old Dominion University Music Norfolk Virginia
Radford University Department of Music Radford Virginia
Randolph College Department of Performing Arts Lynchburg Virginia
Regent University Department of Arts and Communications Virginia Beach Virginia
Shenandoah University Shenandoah Conservatory Winchester Virginia
University of Virginia Department of Drama Charlottesville Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Theatre Richmond Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University (Virginia Tech) Theatre Department Blacksburg Virginia

Washington

Eastern Washington University Department of Fine and Performing Arts - Music Cheney Washington
University of Washington School of Drama Seattle Washington
University of Washington School of Music Seattle Washington
University of Washington Department of Dance Seattle Washington
Washington State University - Pullman School of Music Pullman Washington

West Virginia

Marshall University School of Music Huntington West Virginia
West Virginia University School-of-Music Morgantown West Virginia
Florida State University School of Theatre Tallahassee
McGill University Schulich School of Music Toronto
University of British Columbia Department of Theatre and Film Vancouver
University of British Columbia School of Music Vancouver
York University Department of Theatre Toronto
York University Department of Music Toronto

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