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2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

15 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,261 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater design and technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater design and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 15 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yale, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Full Yale University Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a public institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCSA are $26,064.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 8 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Full UCSD Theater Design & Technology Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 12 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Boston U

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at University of Iowa

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Tulane University of Louisiana

#13 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMKC has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#10 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Theater Design & Technology Report

#11

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 18 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at New York University

#12

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple University Theater Design & Technology Report

#12 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Theater Design & Technology Report

#14

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Valencia, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater design degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

CalArts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at CalArts

#7 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater design degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also took the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at SCAD

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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