2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Michigan, there were 240 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

Full Wayne State Theater Arts Report

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Eastern Michigan Theater Arts Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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