2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 252 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,233 and $20,335 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut.

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

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$27,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at UCONN

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,906 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree theater students list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Yale

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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.

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