2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Far Western US Region
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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,390 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree theater students.
Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UNLV also took the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Northridge, California 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.
CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
SDSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Central Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.
University of California - Irvine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.
San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree theater students list, Cal State LA has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723.
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Southern Oregon University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school situated in Ashland, Oregon. It awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Oregon University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445.
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University of Oregon landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree theater students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.
Read more about Theater Arts at University of California - Berkeley
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #16, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.
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- 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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