2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region” 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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctorate in the New England Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Brown University

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Tufts University

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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%.

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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