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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Texas, there were 921 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,079 and $24,294 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama and theater arts 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 Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Texas Woman’s University

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas 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. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Full Baylor University Drama & Theater Arts 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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