2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,944 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 96 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in acting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great acting 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 acting 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree acting students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 12 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Acting at Yale University

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 14 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Acting at Brown

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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