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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Illinois, there were 844 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,300 and $27,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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 Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Drama & Theater Arts Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIUC Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at NIU

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUC Drama & Theater Arts Report

#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at WIU

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

Illinois State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Illinois State

#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roosevelt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Roosevelt University

#8

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 26 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at DePaul University

#9

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Columbia College Chicago landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Columbia College Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $2,350.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Columbia College Chicago

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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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