2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theater arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” 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.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
SMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k list, Baylor has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.
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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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