2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s
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Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 819 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 103 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree theater students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.
Out of the 103 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637.
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 #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Towson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972.
Regent University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 32 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 23 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree theater students list, Florida State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.
Texas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northern Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
University of Iowa ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree theater students list, Iowa has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mary Baldwin University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. Staunton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mary Baldwin are $13,140.
With a ranking of #18, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas Woman’s University
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Theater Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
California State University - Northridge landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Theater Arts at California State University - Northridge
California State University - Long Beach ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full California State University - Long Beach Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Villanova University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.
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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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- *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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