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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 255 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,525 and $24,010 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, 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 $30-$48k) in the Plains States 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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