2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 397 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 3 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.

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 Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$20,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Villanova University

#3

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$46,680 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UArts, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680.

Read full report on Theater Arts at The University of the Arts

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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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