2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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 the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree theater students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Texas State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.
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Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.
Southern Methodist University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.
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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%.
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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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