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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 423 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,071 and $29,159 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts 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 drama and theater arts 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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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Drama & Theater Arts Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

Hollins University

Roanoke, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Hollins also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hollins are $18,005, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia

Mary Baldwin University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mary Baldwin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140.

Full Mary Baldwin 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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