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

11 Ranked Colleges
96 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech Drama & Theater Arts Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Drama & Theater Arts Report

#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #10 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students with aid list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at SMU

#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baylor Drama & Theater Arts Report

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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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