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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 479 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
#2 in overall quality
$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois
#4 in overall quality
$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree theater students with aid list, SIUC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

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#4

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality
$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality
$11,069 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality
$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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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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