2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Florida 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 Florida, there were 764 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,367 and $23,232 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UF

#2

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Florida Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 31 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Florida State

#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #4 spot on the list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at FAU

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

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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