2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 388 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina master’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UNC Chapel Hill

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at UNC Greensboro

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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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