2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia

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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 Virginia, there were 423 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,071 and $29,159 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 32 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052.

Full Regent University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Hollins University

Roanoke, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$18,005 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hollins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hollins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hollins University are $18,005, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Hollins

#5

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia

#5 in overall quality

$13,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$26,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mary Baldwin University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. This small school is located in Staunton, Virginia, and it awarded 21 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Mary Baldwin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mary Baldwin University 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%.

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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