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

6 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$46,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Massachusetts, there were 555 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,700 and $23,300 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #1 spot on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Smith also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940.

Full Smith Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Amherst, Massachusetts 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.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UMass Amherst

#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

Full Tufts University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#5

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Emerson College

#6

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Berklee College of Music came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Berklee College of Music are $44,408.

Full Berklee College of Music Drama & Theater Arts Report

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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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