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

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 Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Connecticut, there were 252 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,233 and $20,335 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,906 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 45 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$27,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UCONN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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