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

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 Theater Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Kansas, there were 84 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,551 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and 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 drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

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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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