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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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 Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

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

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

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Theater Arts Report

#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 $30-$48k 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699.

Read more about Theater Arts at UMKC

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