2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 17,039 people earned their degree in drama & theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In , drama & theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $23,162 and had an average of $27,269 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 72 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,923 and $42,245 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,686 and $62,807 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama & theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree theater students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in District of Columbia

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full CUA Drama & Theater Arts Report

2

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

$25,991 Average Early-Career Earnings

$59,500 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at George Washington University

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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

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