2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 704 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 11 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree theater students.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Plains States Region
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. 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.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Kansas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.
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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.
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