2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 the New England region, there were 1,043 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,920 and $22,921 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Tufts University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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