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

8 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Texas, there were 772 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1 in overall quality

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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, TWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, 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%.

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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