2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 252 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,233 and $20,335 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and theater arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,906 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$27,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UCONN

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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