2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also 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 theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, TWU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 25 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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