2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 25 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Arizona landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.
SMU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Baylor University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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