Updated list of Theatre and Dance Doctoral Ph.D. Programs

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

Below are links to English-language doctoral programs in theatre, dance, performance studies, and related fields:

UNITED STATES:

* Arizona State University Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance in the Americas
* Arizona State University Ph.D. in Theatre for Youth
* Bowling Green State University Ph.D. in Theatre
* Brown University Ph.D. in Theatre & Performance Studies
* City University of New York – Graduate Center Ph.D. in Theatre
* Columbia University Ph.D. in Theatre
* Cornell University Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* Florida State University Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* Louisiana State University Ph.D. in Theatre
* Indiana University at Bloomington Ph.D. in Theatre & Drama
* New York University – Tisch Ph.D. in Performance Studies
* New York University – Steinhardt Ph.D. in Educational Theatre
* Northwestern University Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre & Drama
* Northwestern University Ph.D. in Performance Studies
* Ohio University Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts
* Ohio State University Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* Rutgers University Ph.D. in Drama and Performance Studies
* Stanford University Ph.D. in Drama and the Humanities
* Temple University Ph.D. in Dance
* Tufts University Ph.D. in Drama
* University of California at Berkeley Graduate Group in Performance Studies
* University of California at Davis Ph.D. in Performance Studies
* University of California at Irvine Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre
* University of California at Los Angeles Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies
* University of California at Riverside Ph.D. in Dance History and Theory
* University of California at San Diego Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama
* University of California at Santa Barbara Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
* University of Colorado at Boulder Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* University of Georgia Theatre and History Graduate Study
* University of Hawaii, Manoa Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ph.D. in Theatre History
* University of Kansas Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama
* University of Maryland Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
* University of Minnesota M.A./Ph.D. in Theatre Historiography
* University of Missouri at Columbia Ph.D. in Theatre
* University of Oregon Ph.D. in Theatre
* University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. in Theatre
* University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. in Performance as Public Practice
* University of Washington Ph.D. in Theatre History, Theory, and Criticism
* University of Wisconsin at Madison Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama
* Wayne State University Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* Yale University Ph.D. in Drama & Dramatic Criticism

CANADA:

* University of British Columbia Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* University of Guelph Ph.D. in English and Theatre Studies
* University of Toronto Ph.D. in Performance, Theatre, and Drama
* York University Ph.D. in Theatre Studies

UNITED KINGDOM and IRELAND:

* Lancaster University Ph.D. in Drama, Theatre Studies, and Dance
* Queen Mary University of London Ph.D. in Drama
* Roehampton University Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
* Roehampton University Ph.D in Dance
* Royal Holloway, University of London Ph.D. in Drama, Theatre, and Performance
* Trinity College Dublin Ph.D. or M.Litt. in Drama
* University of Birmingham Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre Arts
* University College Cork Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre Studies
* University of Hull Ph.D. in Theatre and Contemporary Practice
* University of Kent at Canterbury Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre Studies
* University of Manchester Drama (Center for Applied Theatre Research)
* University of Nottingham Ph.D. in English Studies, Classics
* University of Nottingham Center of Ancient Drama and Its Reception
* Warwick University Ph.D. in Theatre, Performance, and Cultural Studies

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND:

* University of Canterbury Ph.D. in Theatre and Film Studies
* University of New England Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
* University of South Wales Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
* Victoria University of Wellington Ph.D. in Theatre

Those investigating graduate work in the field may find the National Association of Schools of Theatre’s Advisory for Students Considering a Ph.D. in Theatre useful.

To make submit or correct current program information, please e-mail Kimi Johnson.