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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Ohio 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 Ohio, there were 575 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,310 and $24,287 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 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 Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Miami University - Oxford Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #4 spot on the list. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Kent State also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Kent State

#5

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$36,848 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 14 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at OHIO Athens

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes 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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