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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 314 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater arts programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree theater students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Full UMass Amherst Theater Arts Report

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tufts University Theater Arts Report

#3

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Northampton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Smith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Smith

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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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