2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 509 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Idaho Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Northern Colorado

#3

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Theater Arts Report

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#4 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at ISU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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