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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s list. Mary Baldwin University is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mary Baldwin, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin University are $13,140.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also made our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full LIU Post Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Master’s ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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