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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Nebraska, there were 106 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,900 and $24,552 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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