2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region
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Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 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.
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 in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree theater students.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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.
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