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

8 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 921 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,079 and $24,294 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

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 Texas For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas State 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 Texas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Southern Methodist University

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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