2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Jersey, there were 222 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

$15,787 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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