2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

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In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 921 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,079 and $24,294 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and theater arts programs and 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 drama and theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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