2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 932 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,840 and $25,097 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.
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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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree theater students.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Stephens College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stephens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens College are $9,165, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USD also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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