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2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 263 people earned their degree in drama and dance education, making the major the 777th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 drama and dance education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in drama and dance education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and dance education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and dance education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Dance Education (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hunter is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Hunter College

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Boston University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s drama education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Drama & Dance Education Report

#4

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s drama education students in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbus State University are $13,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Columbus State University

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #9 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at University of Northern Colorado

#6

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Salem State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Salem State Drama & Dance Education Report

#7

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s drama education students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Dance Education at Rutgers New Brunswick

#8

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Winthrop University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Winthrop University is a medium-sized school located in Rock Hill, South Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop are $30,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Dance Education at Winthrop

#9

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Emerson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Drama Education Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Emerson is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 33 masters’s drama education degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Drama & Dance Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Emerson Drama & Dance Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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