2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

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 Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Washington, there were 235 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,733 and $24,191 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$22,667 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at CWU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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