2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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

Across North Carolina, there were 388 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Theater Arts Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UNC Greensboro

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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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