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

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Brown are $60,363.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Brown

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, Tufts has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Tufts University

#3

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Smith College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Northampton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Smith, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Smith College Theater Arts Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at UMass 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 $48-$75k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764.

Read more about Theater Arts at New England College

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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%.

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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