2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k
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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 the Plains States region, there were 932 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,840 and $25,097 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
WUSTL also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #5 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mizzou has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, K -State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
UMKC also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.
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University of South Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, USD has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.
Stephens College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Stephens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens are $9,165.
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- 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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