2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in South Carolina (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 South Carolina, there were 205 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,067 and $26,333 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree theater students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

$9,573 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bob Jones University are $9,573.

Full Bob Jones University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$26,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofSC 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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