2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Tennessee (With Aid)

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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 Tennessee, there were 203 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $16,750 and $22,225 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at UofM

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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• 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.

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

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