2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 District of Columbia, there were 91 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,100 and $20,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$28,598 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Catholic University of America

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’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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