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2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 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 Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k. Hollins University is a small school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 14 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Hollins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hollins University are $18,005, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Hollins University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full VCU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#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 Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Mary Baldwin are $13,140.

Full Mary Baldwin Drama & Theater Arts Report

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making Over $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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, 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%.

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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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