2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New Jersey, there were 241 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,120 and $23,756 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree theater students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Montclair State University

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Rutgers New Brunswick

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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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