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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$43,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 650 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Tufts

#3

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Smith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Smith

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UCONN

#6

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

New England College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at NEC

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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%.

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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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