Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

11 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 704 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

2094720031223551944319823211861803524913232312286845758

Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make more than $110k list, UNL has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Dakota Theater Arts Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Iowa

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #5 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Kansas State University

#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make more than $110k list, UMKC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#8

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Theater Arts Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree theater students whose families make more than $110k list, KU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Kansas

#10 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Mizzou

#11

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Washington University in St Louis

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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

Featured Theater Schools

Find Schools Near You