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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 397 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$20,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$46,680 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UArts also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UArts are $46,680, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at UArts

• 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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