2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft (Income $0-$30k) in California

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In 2019-2020, 1,260 people earned their degree in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 40 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

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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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