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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 1,392 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 112 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Theater Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 37 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #3 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Brooklyn College

#4

Hunter College

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hunter College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828.

Read more about Theater Arts at Hunter College

#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Full Binghamton University Theater Arts Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Buffalo, New York 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.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at University at Buffalo

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 31 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at NYU

#8

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York
#9 in overall quality

Adelphi University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Garden City, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Adelphi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adelphi are $43,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Adelphi

#9

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, New York
#10 in overall quality

Sarah Lawrence College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bronxville, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Sarah Lawrence also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sarah Lawrence are $31,512.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Sarah Lawrence

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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