by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,039 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 New Jersey, there were 227 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,105 and $22,384 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $39,823 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in New Jersey”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree theater students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in New Jersey. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Montclair State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in New Jersey list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Drama & Theater Arts Report
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