2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Ohio, there were 575 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,310 and $24,287 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 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.

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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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Ohio State

#2

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Kent State

#3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Miami University - Oxford

#5

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$36,848 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at OHIO Athens

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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