2022 Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,944 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 130 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in acting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent acting 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 acting program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree acting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Full DePaul University Acting Report

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$2,350 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Acting Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s acting degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Acting Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College Chicago are $2,350, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia College Chicago Acting Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acting (Income $75-$110k)

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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