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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking.

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 Minnesota, there were 255 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,525 and $24,010 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

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

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

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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