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

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 Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $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 Michigan, there were 374 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,014 and $26,286 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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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Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree theater students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in Michigan

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,648 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan 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.

Wayne State also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Wayne State University

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Drama & Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income Over $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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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