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

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 $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 Virginia 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 Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees 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.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report

#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 $75-$110k list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Hollins University

Roanoke, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hollins University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. Hollins is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Hollins also took the #3 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 Hollins are $18,005.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Hollins University

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at VCU

#5

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Staunton, Virginia. It awarded 21 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Mary Baldwin also took the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Mary Baldwin

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 32 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Regent University

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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%.

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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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