by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Iowa” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 160 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,277 and $23,685 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,865 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Iowa”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Iowa”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maharishi International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Iowa list. MIU is a small school located in Fairfield, Iowa that handed out 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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