2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting 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 Missouri, there were 273 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,740 and $25,465 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$28,055 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Washington University in St Louis

#4

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$9,165 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Stephens is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Stephens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens College are $9,165, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Stephens

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States 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.

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