2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York” 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 New York, there were 1,392 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York

#4 in overall quality

$23,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #1 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center also made our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640.

Full The Graduate Center Theater Arts Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Theater Arts Report

#3

New York University

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NYU Theater Arts Report

#4

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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