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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Woman’s University 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.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, TWU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #4 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 UH are $18,689.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #6 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 State are $17,040.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #5 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 Tech are $17,530.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Southern Methodist University 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 Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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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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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