2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theater Design & Technology is the 450th most popular major in the country with 1,261 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 142 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$23,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #1 spot on the list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

The Graduate Center also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Theater Design & Technology Report

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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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