Below are links to English-language doctoral programs in theatre, dance, performance studies, and related fields.
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 info@astr.org.
United States
Arizona State University
Ph.D. Theatre (Performance America)
Arizona State University
Ph.D. in Theatre for Youth
Bowling Green State University
Ph.D. in Theatre
Brown University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
City University of New York – Graduate Center
Ph.D. Theatre
Columbia University
Ph.D. in Theatre
Cornell University
Ph.D. in Theatre Arts
Florida State University
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
Indiana University Bloomington
Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama
Louisiana State University
Ph.D. in Theatre
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
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 and Drama
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
Ohio University
Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts
Ohio State University
Ph.D. in Theatre
Rutgers University
Ph.D. in Literatures in English (*specialization in drama and performance studies)
Stanford University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
Temple University
Ph.D. in Dance
Tufts University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
University at Buffalo – State University of New York
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
University of California, Davis
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
University of California, Irvine
Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies
University of California, Riverside
Ph.D. in Critical Dance Studies
University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. in Theatre and Dance
University of Chicago
Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS)
University of Colorado Boulder
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Georgia
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ph.D. in Performance Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
University of Kansas
M.A./Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
University of Maryland
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Minnesota
M.A./Ph.D. in Theatre Historiography
University of Missouri
Ph.D. in Theatre
University of Oregon
Ph.D. in Theatre
University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Performance as Public Practice
University of Washington
Ph.D. in Drama History and Theory
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies
Yale University
DFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
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Canada
University of British Columbia
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
University of Guelph
Ph.D. in Literary Studies/Theatre Studies
University of Toronto
Ph.D. in Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies
York University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
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United Kingdom and Ireland
Lancaster University
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
Queen Mary University of London
Ph.D. in Drama
Roehampton University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance
Roehampton University
Ph.D in Dance
Royal Holloway University of London
Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre
Trinity College Dublin
M.Phil./M.Litt. in Theatre and Performance
University of Birmingham
Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre Studies
University of Bristol
M.Phil./Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance
University College Cork
M.Phil./Ph.D. in Theatre Research by Practice
University of Exeter
M.Phil./Ph.D. in Drama
University of Hull
Ph.D. in Drama Research
University of Kent at Canterbury
Ph.D. in Drama by Practice as Research
Ph.D. in Drama by Research
University of Manchester Centre for Applied Theatre Research
Ph.D. in Applied Theatre
Warwick University
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies
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Australia and New Zealand
University of New England
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance
University of South Wales
Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance
Victoria University of Wellington
Ph.D. in Theatre
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Singapore
National University of Singapore
Ph.D. in Theatre Studies
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