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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Illinois, there were 479 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theater arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality
$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
#2 in overall quality
$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

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#4

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois
#4 in overall quality
$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#5

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality
$11,069 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois State Theater Arts Report

#6

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality
$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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