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

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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 Missouri, there were 162 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at WUSTL

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Mizzou

#3

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Theater Arts Report

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• 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.

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