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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$44,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New England region, there were 1,043 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,920 and $22,921 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 141 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree theater students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

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 the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas 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 the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 20 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 22 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theater students with aid list, Brown has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Brown University

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Boston U

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theater students with aid list, Tufts has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tufts Drama & Theater Arts Report

#7

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Smith College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Northampton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Smith, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Smith College are $53,940.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Smith College

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#10 in overall quality

New England College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NEC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England College are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at NEC

#9

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Emerson College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emerson is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 19 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Emerson

#10

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Berklee College of Music are $44,408.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Berklee College of Music

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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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