2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Mississippi

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 Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Mississippi, there were 53 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,350 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Mississippi

#1

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, Mississippi

$7,525 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

MUW also took the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MUW are $7,525, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$28,960 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Southern Mississippi

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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